Compare Intel Core i9 12900HK Vs Apple M1

Should you use Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 12900HK is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i9 12900HK 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.

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Power
Fabrication process	10 nm	5 nm
TDP	45 W	14 W
Max. temperature	100°C

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Apple M1

General
Vendor	Intel	Apple
Released	January 4, 2022	November 20, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
instruction set	x86-64	ARMv8
Codename	Alder Lake-H	Icestorm and Firestorm
Model number	i9-12900HK
Socket	BGA-1744	Apple M-Socket
Integrated GPU	Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	Apple M1 GPU

Performance
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	8
Base Frequency	3.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency	5 GHz	3.2 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	Yes	No

IGPU
Integrated Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	Apple M1 GPU
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz	450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1450 MHz	1278 MHz
Shading Units	768	1024
TMUs	48	64
ROPs	24	32
Execution Units	96	128
TGP	15 W	15 W

Memory
Memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Size	64 GB	16 GB
Max. Memory Channels	2	2

Misc
PCI Express Version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express Lanes	28
Official page	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/132215/intel-core-i912900hk-processor-24m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz.html

Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)	1898	1510
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)	18119	7706
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)	1829	1736
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)	13815	9446
iGPU FLOPS	1.69 TFLOPS	2.6 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Apple M1

Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 12900HK vs Apple M1

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 12900HK vs Apple M1

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

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

Apple M1 has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9446 compare to Intel Core i9 12900HK with a score of 13815.

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

Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 12900HK or Apple M1?

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

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Apple M1 in the market?

Best laptops having Apple M1 are Apple MacBook Air 2020 Z124J002KD Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro 16 inch MK183HN Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro 2020 MYD82HN Laptop (Apple M1/ 8GB/ 256GB SSD/ macOS).

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