Intel Core i7 12850HX vs Apple M2 Ultra

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12850HX with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 12850HX's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (45W vs 60W)

Apple M2 Ultra's Advantages

Released 1 years late

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

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

1704

Apple M2 Ultra +2%

1744

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

16286

Apple M2 Ultra +79%

29227

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

2217

Apple M2 Ultra +25%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

12173

Apple M2 Ultra +74%

21217

Blender

Intel Core i7 12850HX

247

Apple M2 Ultra +107%

512

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

1788

Apple M2 Ultra +9%

1956

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

14589

Apple M2 Ultra +91%

27945

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

3686

Apple M2 Ultra +12%

4137

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12850HX

29839

Apple M2 Ultra +63%

48776

Intel Core i7 12850HX

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Apple M2 Ultra

General Parameters

May 2022

Release Date

May 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake-HX

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i7-12850HX

Processor Number

-

BGA-1744

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

134 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

BGA-1744

Socket

Apple M-Socket

45-55 W

Power Consumption

60 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

-

Performance Core Threads

16

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

8

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

24

100MHz

Bus Frequency

-

21x

Multiplier

35x

80K per core

L1 Cache

192K per core

1280K per core

L2 Cache

64MB shared

25MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128GB

Max Memory Size

192GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

45 W

Power Consumption

-

0.74 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12850HX

Official Website

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5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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