Intel Core i9 12900H vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-12900H
-
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Efficiency Core Threads
8
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
-
Total Core Count
14
18
Total Thread Count
20
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
25x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
768
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
24
160
Execution Units
96
640
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,906
2,584
Cinebench R23
16,503
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,397
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,839
-
Geekbench 6
11,973
30,196
Geekbench 5
12,692
-
Blender
227
-
Passmark CPU
3,811
6,027
Passmark CPU
28,264
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071