Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9 12900HK

VS

Apple M2

Intel Core i9 12900HK

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 M2 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2

1701

Intel Core i9 12900HK +13%

1934

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2

8538

Intel Core i9 12900HK +113%

18257

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +14%

2694

Intel Core i9 12900HK

2361

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2

10130

Intel Core i9 12900HK +20%

12172

Blender

Apple M2

146

Intel Core i9 12900HK +73%

253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 +6%

1914

Intel Core i9 12900HK

1793

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2

8942

Intel Core i9 12900HK +48%

13317

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +6%

3932

Intel Core i9 12900HK

3676

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2

15485

Intel Core i9 12900HK +80%

27949

Apple M2

VS

Intel Core i9 12900HK

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900HK

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

35-45 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

115 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 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

1.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

14

8

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

25x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

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

24 GB

Max Memory Size

64 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

1450 MHz

1024

Shader Units

768

64

Texture Units

48

32

Raster Operation Units

24

128

Execution Units

96

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.69 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900HK

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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