Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) and Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
2172
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
18569
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
170
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
130
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
1419
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
1324
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
4620
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
33142
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Integer Math71.7 GOps/s90.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math72.3 GOps/s112.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search465 M primes/s381 M primes/s
Random String Sort47.2 M strings/s48.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption19.8 GB/s30 GB/s
Data Compression415.7 MB/s392.3 MB/s
Physics4826 frames/s3460 frames/s
Extended Instructions222 M matrices/s329 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
3864
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
20499
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
File Compression2120 MB/s1490 MB/s
Clang Compilation165.8 KLines/s141.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser484.7 pages/s477.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering486.8 MP/sec539.5 MP/sec
Text Processing368.5 pages/s323.1 pages/s
Background Blur84.2 frames/s61.5 frames/s
Photo Processing189.3 frames/s177.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing25.9 MP/sec28.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
297.18

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 539.4 PPW 701.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 872.2 PPW 1452.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.3 PPW 53 PPW
Blender / W n/a 11.89 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Panther Lake
Model number n/a 388H
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) Arc B390

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores412
Threads412
Frequency2.59 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4 GHz
General
Cores count1216
Threads count1216
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier45x21x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core2560 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 38 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 80 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 64 GB 96 GB
Channels 4 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 12

Results

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