Intel Core i9 12900K vs Apple M1 Ultra

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

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

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Lower TDP (60W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +31%

2028

Apple M1 Ultra

1544

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +22%

27422

Apple M1 Ultra

22394

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +8%

2631

Apple M1 Ultra

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

17004

Apple M1 Ultra +9%

18680

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +7%

123

Apple M1 Ultra

114

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

1582

Apple M1 Ultra +2%

1624

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900K

402

Apple M1 Ultra +5%

426

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +11%

1970

Apple M1 Ultra

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

17028

Apple M1 Ultra +38%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +8%

4173

Apple M1 Ultra

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +1%

41390

Apple M1 Ultra

40784

Intel Core i9 12900K

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Apple M1 Ultra

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M1

i9-12900K

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

114 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

125 W

Power Consumption

60 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

4

8

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

20

24

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

32x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

48 MB shared

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

256

Shader Units

8192

16

Texture Units

512

8

Raster Operation Units

256

32

Execution Units

1024

15 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900K

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

-

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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