Apple M4 vs Intel Core i9-12900HK
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonApple M4 or Intel Core i9-12900HK - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024. The Intel Core i9-12900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900HK was released in Q1/2022. |
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| Apple M series (25) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| Apple M4 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core i 12000H (23) |
| 4 | Generation | 12 |
| M4 | Architecture | Alder Lake H |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Apple M3 | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i9-13900HK |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple M4 is a 9 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12900HK has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz). |
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| Apple M4 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| 9 | Cores | 14 |
| 9 | Threads | 20 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz) 3x P-Core |
A-Core | 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz) 6x Golden Cove |
| 0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz) 6x E-Core |
B-Core | 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| Apple M4 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
| 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Apple M4 (10 Core) | GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) |
| 0.39 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| 1.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.45 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 13 |
| 3 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 160 | Compute units | 96 |
| 1280 | Shader | 768 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 24 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Apple M4 (10 Core) | GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple M4 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900HK can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Apple M4 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 18.00 MB | L2 Cache | 11.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 24.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 28 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12900HK is 45 W. |
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| Apple M4 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| 22 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | 115 W |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| 15 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple M4 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12900HK cache has a total of 35.50 MB. |
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| Apple M4 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| 3 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv9-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| -- | Socket | BGA 1744 |
| Apple Virtualization Framework | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| macOS, iPadOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2024 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 635 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple M4
Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple M4 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
| Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024) | Unknown |
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