Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Apple M3
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i9-12900HK
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
20 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Transistor Count
-
25 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
14
8
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
25x
40x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
768
1280
Texture Units
48
80
Raster Operation Units
24
40
Execution Units
96
160
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,934
1,920
Cinebench R23
18,257
10,448
Geekbench 6
2,361
3,009
Geekbench 5
1,793
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Geekbench 6
12,172
11,805
Geekbench 5
13,317
-
Blender
253
168
Passmark CPU
3,676
4,850
Passmark CPU
27,949
19,597
Cinebench 2024
-
140
Cinebench 2024
-
707