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Intel Core i9 12900KS Vs Apple M1 Max

We compared two laptops/desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KS Vs Apple M1 Max.

In this table-based comparison, you’ll find out which CPUs are better performance in Benchmarks, Antutu, Games, and other useful information.

 
  Intel Core i9 12900KS Apple M1 Max
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Our Rating 10.0 9.8
Brand Intel Apple
Category CPUs CPUs

General Information

Vendor Intel Apple
Released April 2022 October 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
Model Core i9 12900KS M1 Max
Instruction set 64-bit ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake Jade C-Die
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Supported displays 4 4
Supports 64-bit Yes Yes

CPU Performance

Cores 16 10
Threads 24 10
Base Frequency 3.4 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Clock Multiplier 34x -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 14MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) -
L2 core - -
L3 core - -
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

iGPU

Integrated Graphics UHD Graphics 770 Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 256 4096
TMUs 16 256
ROPs 8 128
Execution Units 32 512
TGP 15W 60W
Max. Resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
6016 x 3384 @ 60Hz
iGPU FLOPS 0.78 TFLOPS 10.4 TFLOPS

Power

Transistors - 57 Billion
Fabrication process 7nm 5nm
TDP 150W 30W
Max. temperature 50°C -

Memory Support

Memory Types DDR5
DDR4
LPDDR5
Memory Size 128GB 64GB
RAM speed 4800 MT/s
3200 MT/s
6400 MHz
Max. Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No
DDR memory version 5 5
Bus Transfer Rate - -
Bus Speed - -

Miscellaneous

Official Site Intel Core i9 12900KS Official website Apple M1 Max Official website
PCI Express Version 5.0 & 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 Single-Core 2148 1549
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core 29000 12419
Passmark CPU Single-Core - 3806
Passmark CPU Multi-Core - 23419
Geekbench Single-Core 2106 1782
Geekbench Multi-Core 19419 12639

Key Features

SSE version 4.2 -
Front-end width - 8
MULTITHREADING
AES
AVX
F16C
MMX
TRUST ZONE
NX BIT
FMA4
FMA3
  Intel Core i9 12900KS Apple M1 Max