Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core i9 12900HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz 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 M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages
Lower TDP (55W vs 70W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+19%
2281
Intel Core i9 12900HX
1904
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+30%
27392
Intel Core i9 12900HX
20977
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+58%
3984
Intel Core i9 12900HX
2519
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+81%
26185
Intel Core i9 12900HX
14447
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+17%
4534
Intel Core i9 12900HX
3874
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+26%
43708
Intel Core i9 12900HX
34632
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
May 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-12900HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
70 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
16
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
23x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
546 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
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
5120
Shader Units
256
320
Texture Units
16
160
Raster Operation Units
8
640
Execution Units
32
62
Power Consumption
45 W
18.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
