Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core i9 12900H

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Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900H

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12900H with 14 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs LPDDR5-5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Lower TDP (30W vs 35W)

Intel Core i9 12900H 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.0GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

1542

Intel Core i9 12900H +23%

1907

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

12415

Intel Core i9 12900H +33%

16522

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

2410

Intel Core i9 12900H

2397

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max +4%

12480

Intel Core i9 12900H

11973

Blender

Apple M1 Max

216

Intel Core i9 12900H +6%

229

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

1783

Intel Core i9 12900H +3%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

12511

Intel Core i9 12900H +1%

12692

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Max

3833

Intel Core i9 12900H

3811

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

22121

Intel Core i9 12900H +27%

28264

Apple M1 Max

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Intel Core i9 12900H

General Parameters

May 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

-

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900H

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Package

57 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

30 W

Power Consumption

35-45 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

115 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

10

Performance Core Threads

12

2.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

10

Total Core Count

14

10

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

25x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

24 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

4096

Shader Units

768

256

Texture Units

48

128

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

96

60 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

10.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.69 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900H

-

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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