Compare Intel Core i9 12900H Vs Apple M1

Should you use Intel Core i9 12900H or Apple M1? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i9 12900H is manufactured by Intel in Bangladesh whereas Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in Bangladesh. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i9 12900H has a Base frequency of 3.8 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Apple M1 has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 16 GB memory.

Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.

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Laptops Chipsets

Power
Fabrication process 10 nm5 nm
TDP 45 W14 W
Max. temperature 100°C
General
Vendor IntelApple
Released January 4, 2022November 20, 2020
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set x86-64ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake-HIcestorm and Firestorm
Model number i9-12900H
Socket BGA-1744Apple M-Socket
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)Apple M1 GPU
Performance
Cores 148
Threads 208
Base Frequency 3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier NoNo
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)Apple M1 GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz1278 MHz
Shading Units 7681024
TMUs 4864
ROPs 2432
Execution Units 96128
TGP 15 W15 W
Memory
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Size 64 GB16 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Misc
PCI Express Version 4.04.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Official page https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/132214/intel-core-i912900h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz.html
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) 17701510
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 192427706
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 18641736
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 141779446
iGPU FLOPS 1.69 TFLOPS2.6 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i9 12900H vs Apple M1

Intel Core i9 12900H has been announced on January 2022 whereas Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Memory Comparison: Intel Core i9 12900H vs Apple M1

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i9 12900H has a memory size of 64 GB while Apple M1 comes up with 16 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Intel Core i9 12900H vs Apple M1

Intel Core i9 12900H has 14 cores with 20 threads whereas Apple M1 has 8 cores with 20 threads. Intel Core i9 12900H has base frequency of 3.8 GHz whereas Apple M1has base frequency of 2.1 GHz.

FAQs

Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Intel Core i9 12900H or Apple M1?

Apple M1 has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9446 compare to Intel Core i9 12900H with a score of 14177.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i9 12900H and Apple M1?

Intel Core i9 12900H has a higher base frequency of 3.8 GHz compared to Apple M1 with 2.1 GHz base frequency.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i9 12900H or Apple M1?

Apple M1 has 8 cores which is higher than Intel Core i9 12900H that has 14 cores.

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