Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
-
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
60 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
72 °C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
1800 MHz
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Multiplier
35x
24.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
1.25 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
30 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
-
20
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
1,988
Cinebench R23
28,910
26,454
Geekbench 6
2,790
2,727
Geekbench 5
1,956
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Geekbench 6
21,217
13,396
Geekbench 5
27,945
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Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
1,918
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Blender
505
183
Passmark CPU
4,137
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Passmark CPU
48,776
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