intel core i9 12900kf vs apple m1 max

Intel Core i9 12900KF
VS
Apple M1 Max
Intel Core i9 12900KF
Apple M1 Max

We compared two CPUs Intel Core i9 12900KF (Desktop) 16-cores against Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 10-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i9 12900KF and Apple M1 Max
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900KF
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Has 6 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Has 18 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
core i9 12900kf +21%
1964
m1 max
1544
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
core i9 12900kf +54%
27409
m1 max
12507
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
core i9 12900kf +8%
4224
m1 max
3872
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
core i9 12900kf +45%
41320
m1 max
22551
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
core i9 12900kf +9%
1976
m1 max
1800
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
core i9 12900kf +28%
17530
m1 max
12695

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i9 12900kf and m1 max

General

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Vendor Intel Apple
Released October 27 2021 October 18 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont
Socket FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Performance

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Cores 16 10
Threads 24 10
Base Frequency 3.2 GHz GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.2 GHz GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 2.9 MB
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 28 MB
L3 Cache 30 MB (shared) 48 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
GPU Base Clock MHz 450 MHz
Shading Units 4096
TMUs 256
ROPs 128
TGP W 60 W
iGPU FLOPS
core i9 12900kf
TFLOPS
m1 max
10.4 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M1 Max
Official site Intel Core i9 12900KF official page Apple M1 Max official page
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Lanes 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Max or Intel Core i9 12900KF?