Product Compare
Apple M1 vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Nov 2020 | Oct 2021 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Icestorm and Firestorm | Alder Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 GPU | No |
| Processor Number | i9-12900KF | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 16 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1700 |
| Power Consumption | 14 W | 125 W |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 241 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 8 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB shared | 14 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 32x | |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 68.25 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 450 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1278 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1024 | |
| Texture Units | 64 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 128 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | |
| Max Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1513 | 2028 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 7782 | 27422 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2231 | 2686 |
| Geekbench 5 Single Core | 1757 | 1970 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 8035 | 16130 |
| Geekbench 5 Multi Core | 7742 | 17469 |
| Blender | 130 | 425 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 3717 | 4167 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 14218 | 41190 |