intel core i9 12950hx vs apple m1 max
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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i9 12950HX (Laptop) 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.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12950HX
- Newer released 1 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
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | Apple M1 Max | |
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 10 2022 | October 18 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake-HX | |
| Socket | FCBGA1964 | |
| Integrated GPU | Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
Performance
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | Apple M1 Max | |
| Cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Base Frequency | 2.3 GHz | GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 5 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 |
Power
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | Apple M1 Max | |
| Fabrication process | Intel 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 W | W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | °C |
Memory support
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | 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 | Yes | No |
iGPU
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | Apple M1 Max | |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1.55 MHz | MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 32 | |
| TGP | 45 W | 60 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
| Intel Core i9 12950HX | Apple M1 Max | |
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12950HX official page | Apple M1 Max official page |
| PCI Express Version | ||
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |