Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2022
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Core Architecture
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Alder Lake-S
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Transistor Count
57 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
30 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
24
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
1.25 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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24.0
L3 Cache
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30 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
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Shader Units
4096
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Texture Units
256
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Raster Operation Units
128
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Power Consumption
60 W
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Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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5
PCIe Lanes
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20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,545
1,988
Cinebench R23
12,440
26,454
Geekbench 6
2,410
2,727
Geekbench 5
1,783
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Geekbench 6
12,480
13,396
Geekbench 5
12,511
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
793
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Blender
212
183
Passmark CPU
3,833
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Passmark CPU
22,121
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.