Intel Core i9 12900K vs Apple M1 Max
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 12900K, vs Apple M1 Max. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 139.2 GOps/s | 46.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 105.7 GOps/s | 64.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 148 M primes/s | 279 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 57.1 M strings/s | 32.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 29.7 GB/s | 12.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 538.6 MB/s | 275.4 MB/s |
| Physics | 2237 frames/s | 2817 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 337 M matrices/s | 124 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1260 MB/s | 1450 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 146.1 KLines/s | 105.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 414.2 pages/s | 329.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 480.2 MP/sec | 317 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 273.2 pages/s | 249.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 69.4 frames/s | 42.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 147.8 frames/s | 122.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 34.4 MP/sec | 14.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 136 PPW | 253.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 330.6 PPW | 442.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 13.1 PPW | 15.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.93 PPW | 3.98 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | October, 27, 2021 | October, 18, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i9-12900K | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2-3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.9 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 16 | 10 |
| Threads count | 24 | 10 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 32x | n/a |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 14 KB/core | 24 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 57 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 50 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 241 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 409.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 12900K the clear winner in this comparison.
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