Intel Core i9 12900HX vs Apple M2
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 12900HX with 16-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 with 8-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 12900HX
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of Apple M2
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
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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 | 1160 MB/sec | 1100 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 129.9 Klines/sec | 81.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 359.9 pages/sec | 227.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 420.5 Mpixels/sec | 280 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 252 pages/sec | 261.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 41.7 images/sec | 41.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 125 images/sec | 95.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 29.8 Mpixels/sec | 10.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 119.2 GOps/sec | 36.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 89.3 GOps/sec | 38.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 139M Primes/sec | 183M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 47.1M Strings/sec | 24.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 24.2 GBytes/sec | 9.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 422.6 MBytes/sec | 190.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2075 Frames/sec | 1657 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 25.7B Matrices/sec | 6.4B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900HX and Apple M2General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 10, 2022 | June 6, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | i9-12900HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 23x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 20 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 15 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | - |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 128 |
| TGP | 45 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | - | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 24 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900HX official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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