Intel Core i9-12900H vs M2 Max (12C38G)

Intel Core i9-12900H $617
M2 Max (12C38G)
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1744
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
2.23 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
38-Core M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 13% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 15% faster vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - GB6S 2,450
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - GB6S 2,825
x1.15

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 26% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 35% faster vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - GB6M 11,000
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - GB6M 14,800
x1.35

CB23 Single-Core

  • 8% faster vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 7% slower vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - CB23S 1,845
x1.08
M2 Max (12C38G) - CB23S 1,710
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 20% faster vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 16% slower vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - CB23M 17,380
x1.2
M2 Max (12C38G) - CB23M 14,535
x1
  • 81% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 5.33x faster vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - 76.8GB/s
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 409.6GB/s
x5.33
  • 50% lower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 100% higher vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - 45W
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 90W
x2
  • 84% slower vs M2 Max (12C38G)
  • 6.1x faster vs Core i9-12900H
Core i9-12900H - 2.23 TFLOPS FP32
x1
M2 Max (12C38G) - 13.6 TFLOPS FP32
x6.1
GB6S 2,825
70%
GB6M 14,800
55%
CB23S 1,845
71%
CB23S 1,710
66%
CB23M 17,380
40%
CB23M 14,535
34%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Alder Lake-H
Alder Lake-6P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
E-Core
Gracemont
Codename
Rhodes-1C
M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
E-Core
Blizzard
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
1/17/2023
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Foundry
TSMC
-
Node
Intel 7
14nm (PCH Die)
Node
N5P
-
Die Size
208 mm²
54 mm² (PCH Die)
Die Size
470 mm²
-
Transistor Count
15.2 Billion
Transistor Count
67 Billion
BGA 1744
Unknown
14 Cores
6 P-Cores
8 E-Cores
12 Cores
8 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
20 Threads
12 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
12 Threads
8 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
P-Core
2.5GHz
5GHz Boost
P-Core
3.66GHz
-
E-Core
1.8GHz
3.8GHz Boost
E-Core
2.42GHz
-
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
OPI
Integrated Chipset
-
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
-
-
Lanes
8
-
-
Bandwidth
4GB/s
-
-
Bi-directional
8GB/s
-
-
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
-
-
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
-
-
24MB Shared
12-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
24MB Shared
12-way set associative
-
-
-
-
48MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
96GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
TDP
45W
115W Peak
TDP
90W
-
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x4 Lanes
No PCIe
Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
768 Shaders
1450MHz
2.23 TFLOPS FP32
38-Core M2 Max
4864 Shaders
1398MHz
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
GNA 3.0
-
-
16 Cores
-
15.8 TOPS FP16
No Cellular
No Cellular
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