Intel Core i9 12900K vs Apple M2 Ultra

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We compared the laptop Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and the 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 i9 12900K 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

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

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

Lower TDP (60W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +16%

2028

Apple M2 Ultra

1741

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

27422

Apple M2 Ultra +6%

29150

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

2631

Apple M2 Ultra +6%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

17004

Apple M2 Ultra +24%

21217

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

123

Apple M2 Ultra +2%

126

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

1582

Apple M2 Ultra +21%

1918

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900K

402

Apple M2 Ultra +27%

512

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

1970

Apple M2 Ultra

1956

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

17028

Apple M2 Ultra +64%

27945

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

4173

Apple M2 Ultra

4137

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

41390

Apple M2 Ultra +17%

48776

Intel Core i9 12900K

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Apple M2 Ultra

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

May 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i9-12900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

134 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

125 W

Power Consumption

60 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

8

Efficiency Cores

8

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

32x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

64 MB shared

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

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

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900K

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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