Intel Core i9 12900H vs Apple M1 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i9 12900H with 14-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900H
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports quad-channel memory
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 763.2 MB/sec | 992.7 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 79.6 Klines/sec | 69.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 225.2 pages/sec | 205.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 309.3 Mpixels/sec | 209.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 210 pages/sec | 243.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 30.9 images/sec | 35.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 76.3 images/sec | 84.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 9.68 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 98.2 GOps/sec | 46.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 71.2 GOps/sec | 64.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 111M Primes/sec | 275M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 37.4M Strings/sec | 32.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.6 GBytes/sec | 12.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 333.7 MBytes/sec | 275.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1812 Frames/sec | 2705 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.9B Matrices/sec | 11.4B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900H and Apple M1 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i9-12900H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 2 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.8 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 25x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 33.7 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 30 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | - |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 48 | 128 |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 96 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
| Max. Resolution | - | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | - |
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