Intel Core i9 12900E vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz 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
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900E
1735
Apple M4 Ultra
+134%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900E
10366
Apple M4 Ultra
+217%
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 770
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
-
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
215 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
24
16
Performance Core Threads
24
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
5.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
23
Multiplier
45
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
-
14 MB
L2 Cache
-
30 MB
L3 Cache
-
Yes
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
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1550 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
-
Raster Operation Units
320
32
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
120
-
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
