Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

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Apple M2 Intel Core i9 12900HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 12900HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

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

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)

Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2

1701

Intel Core i9 12900HX +12%

1914

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2

8538

Intel Core i9 12900HX +171%

23178

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +6%

2694

Intel Core i9 12900HX

2519

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2

10130

Intel Core i9 12900HX +42%

14447

Blender

Apple M2

151

Intel Core i9 12900HX +103%

307

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2

1914

Intel Core i9 12900HX

1896

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2

8942

Intel Core i9 12900HX +80%

16154

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +1%

3932

Intel Core i9 12900HX

3874

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2

15485

Intel Core i9 12900HX +123%

34632

Apple M2

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Intel Core i9 12900HX

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

May 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

15 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

23x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

24 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

1024

Shader Units

256

64

Texture Units

16

32

Raster Operation Units

8

128

Execution Units

32

15 W

Power Consumption

45 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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