i9-11900KF vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+77.9%
Core i9-11900KF
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.72

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i9-11900KF by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167432
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency82.2911.84
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 15.72
Recency 30 October 2024 16 March 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 125 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 77.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 290.6% lower power consumption.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-11900KF in performance tests.


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