Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

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Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz 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 M1 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

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

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

Lower TDP (30W vs 45W)

Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

1542

Intel Core i9 12900HX +24%

1921

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

12415

Intel Core i9 12900HX +87%

23222

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

2410

Intel Core i9 12900HX +4%

2519

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

12480

Intel Core i9 12900HX +15%

14447

Blender

Apple M1 Max

216

Intel Core i9 12900HX +42%

307

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

1783

Intel Core i9 12900HX +6%

1896

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

12511

Intel Core i9 12900HX +29%

16154

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Max

3833

Intel Core i9 12900HX +1%

3874

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Max

22121

Intel Core i9 12900HX +56%

34632

Apple M1 Max

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Intel Core i9 12900HX

General Parameters

May 2022

Release Date

May 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

-

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

57 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1964

30 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

10

Performance Core Threads

16

2.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

16

10

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

23x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

24 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

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 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

1550 MHz

4096

Shader Units

256

Texture Units

16

128

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

60 W

Power Consumption

45 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

10.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900HX

-

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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