Intel Core i3 12100T vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100T with 4 cores 2.2GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100T
2144
Apple M4 Ultra
+89%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100T
7243
Apple M4 Ultra
+354%
32898
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
163 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
24
-
Performance Core Threads
24
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
4
Total Core Count
32
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
22.0
Multiplier
45
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
-
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
-
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
192
Shader Units
10240
48
Texture Units
640
24
Raster Operation Units
320
24
Execution Units
1280
15 W
Power Consumption
120
0.35 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
