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Intel Core i5-12400F

vs

Apple M4 10 Cores

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i5-12400F and Apple M4 10 Cores processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M4 10 Cores

More Total Cores: 10 (6 vs 10)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 4.46 GHz (4.40 GHz vs 4.46 GHz)
Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.46 GHz (4.40 GHz vs 4.46 GHz)
Higher Technology: Second-generation 3 nm (Intel 7 vs Second-generation 3 nm)
Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (January 2022 vs May 2024)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Apple

January 2022

Launch Date

May 2024

Desktop

Platform

Laptop

CPU Architecture

Apple custom ARM architecture

CPU Name

Apple M4

i5-12400F

Model Name

Apple M4 10-Core

Alder Lake

Code Name

Foundry

TSMC

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

4.40 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

4.46 GHz

2.50 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

2.89 GHz

4.40 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.46 GHz

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

18 MB

L3 Cache

18 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Cache

FCLGA1700

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel 7

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Second-generation 3 nm

65 W

TDP

65 W

Processor Base Power

117 W

Maximum Turbo Power

100°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Transistor Count

28 billion

Memory Specifications

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Memory Type

LPDDR5X unified memory

128 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

120 GB/s

Maximum Memory Speed

7500 MT/s

GPU Specifications

External Display Standard

Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C; HDMI

GPU Name

Apple M4 10-core GPU

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Supported

Max External Display Resolution

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Encode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Graphics Core Count

Max Resolution

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

GPU APIs

Metal

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines

AI Specifications

AI Engine

Apple Neural Engine with next-generation ML accelerators

3.0

Intel Gaussian Neural Accelerator

Neural Engine Core Count

NPU Name

16-core Neural Engine

NPU Performance

38 TOPS

Yes

Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) on CPU

Connectivity

Bluetooth Support

Supported

Bluetooth Version

5.3

Wi-Fi Standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Interfaces and Ports

Thunderbolt Support

Thunderbolt 4

USB Version

USB 4 up to 40Gb/s

USB4 Support

USB4

Yes

Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Miscellaneous

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard