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Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

	CPU Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)	CPU Intel Core i9 12900HX
General Parameters
Release Date	Mar 2026	May 2022
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv9	x86-64
Core Architecture	Apple M5	Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics	Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)	UHD Graphics (32EU)
Processor Number		i9-12900HX
Package
Transistor Count	28 billions
Manufacturing Process	3 nm	10 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket	BGA-1964
Power Consumption	64 W	45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption		157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	8
Performance Core Threads	6	16
Performance Core Base Frequency	4.61 GHz	2.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores	12	8
Efficiency Core Threads	12	8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	4.38 GHz	1.7 GHz
Total Core Count	18	16
Total Thread Count	18	24
Multiplier	46	23x
L1 Cache	192 K per core	80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier	No	Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency		5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency		3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency		100 MHz
L2 Cache		1280 K per core
L3 Cache		30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5X-9600	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size	128 GB	128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Max Memory Channels		2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	2005 MHz	1550 MHz
Shader Units	4096	256
Texture Units	256	16
Raster Operation Units	128	8
Execution Units	512	32
GPU Base Frequency		300 MHz
Power Consumption		45 W
Miscellaneous
Official Website		Official Link ↗
PCIe Version		5.0
PCIe Lanes		20
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core	4282	2519
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	29052	14447