Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Apple M1 Ultra

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz 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

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

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 12900KF +31%

2028

Apple M1 Ultra

1544

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +22%

27422

Apple M1 Ultra

22394

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +10%

2686

Apple M1 Ultra

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

16130

Apple M1 Ultra +15%

18680

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +10%

126

Apple M1 Ultra

114

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1564

Apple M1 Ultra +3%

1624

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900KF

382

Apple M1 Ultra +11%

426

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +11%

1970

Apple M1 Ultra

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

17469

Apple M1 Ultra +34%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +8%

4167

Apple M1 Ultra

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

41190

Apple M1 Ultra

40784

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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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

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

No

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

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

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

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

-

Shader Units

8192

-

Texture Units

512

-

Raster Operation Units

256

-

Execution Units

1024

-

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

-

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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