Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 12900F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

1510

Intel Core i9 12900F +31%

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra

23663

Intel Core i9 12900F +11%

26455

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

2420

Intel Core i9 12900F +6%

2572

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +36%

18680

Intel Core i9 12900F

13687

Apple M1 Ultra

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Intel Core i9 12900F

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

-

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

60 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1800 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

20

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

24.0

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

16

Max Memory Channels

2

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

8192

Shader Units

-

512

Texture Units

-

256

Raster Operation Units

-

1024

Execution Units

-

120 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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