intel core i9 12900ks vs apple m1 max

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

We compared two CPUs Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 10-cores against Intel Core i9 12900KS (Desktop) 16-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 Apple M1 Max and Intel Core i9 12900KS
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Has 18 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900KS
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Has 6 more physical cores

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
m1 max
1544
core i9 12900ks +29%
2162
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
m1 max
12507
core i9 12900ks +57%
29230
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
m1 max
3872
core i9 12900ks +12%
4417
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
m1 max
22551
core i9 12900ks +50%
45011
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
m1 max
1800
core i9 12900ks +13%
2058
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
m1 max
12695
core i9 12900ks +29%
17902

Specifications

Full technical specification of m1 max and core i9 12900ks

General

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900KS
Vendor Apple Intel
Released October 18 2021 April 5 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Performance

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900KS
Cores 10 16
Threads 10 24
Base Frequency GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency GHz 5.3 GHz
L1 Cache 2.9 MB 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 28 MB 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache 48 MB 30 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Power

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900KS
Fabrication process 5 nm Intel 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) W 150 W
Max. temperature °C 90°C

Memory support

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

iGPU

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i9 12900KS
Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock MHz 1.55 MHz
Shading Units 4096 256
TMUs 256 16
ROPs 128 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 60 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
m1 max
10.4 TFLOPS
core i9 12900ks
0.78 TFLOPS

Misc

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

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Comments

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