Apple M2 Max vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

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Apple M2 Max

Intel Core i9 12900HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 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 Max 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)

Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1651

Intel Core i9 12900HX +15%

1904

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

14852

Intel Core i9 12900HX +41%

20977

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +7%

2696

Intel Core i9 12900HX

2519

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +3%

14905

Intel Core i9 12900HX

14447

Blender

Apple M2 Max

255

Intel Core i9 12900HX +9%

280

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +5%

2004

Intel Core i9 12900HX

1896

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

15030

Intel Core i9 12900HX +7%

16154

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +7%

4149

Intel Core i9 12900HX

3874

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

26232

Intel Core i9 12900HX +32%

34632

Apple M2 Max

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Intel Core i9 12900HX

General Parameters

Jan 2023

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 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

157 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 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

12

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

23x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 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

96 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

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

4864

Shader Units

256

304

Texture Units

16

152

Raster Operation Units

8

608

Execution Units

32

70 W

Power Consumption

45 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 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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