Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Apple M1

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Intel Core i9 12900HK

Apple M1

We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900HK with 14 cores 2.5GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900HK 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4266)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Apple M1 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (14W vs 45W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +27%

1934

Apple M1

1513

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +134%

18257

Apple M1

7782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +5%

2361

Apple M1

2231

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +51%

12172

Apple M1

8035

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900HK +94%

253

Apple M1

130

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +2%

1793

Apple M1

1757

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +72%

13317

Apple M1

7742

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK

3676

Apple M1 +1%

3717

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +96%

27949

Apple M1

14218

Intel Core i9 12900HK

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Apple M1

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Nov 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Icestorm and Firestorm

i9-12900HK

Processor Number

-

BGA-1744

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 GPU

Package

-

Transistor Count

16 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

35-45 W

Power Consumption

14 W

115 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

8

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

14

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

25x

Multiplier

-

80 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

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

Memory Types

LPDDR4X-4266

64 GB

Max Memory Size

16 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68.25 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1278 MHz

768

Shader Units

1024

48

Texture Units

64

24

Raster Operation Units

32

96

Execution Units

128

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

1.69 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

2.6 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900HK

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

28

PCIe Lanes

-

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