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

Intel Core i9-12900HX $606
M2 Max (12C38G)
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1964
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
UHD 32EU 1550MHz Gen 12
790 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
38-Core M2 Max
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,825
70%
GB6M 14,800
55%
CB23S 1,900
73%
CB23S 1,710
66%
CB23M 21,635
50%
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-HX
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
Codename
Rhodes-1C
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M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
5/10/2022
Release Date
1/17/2023
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
N5P
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Die Size
470 mm²
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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Transistor Count
67 Billion
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BGA 1964
Unknown
16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
12 Cores
8 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
12 Threads
8 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
2.3GHz
5GHz Boost
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P-Core
3.66GHz
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E-Core
1.7GHz
3.6GHz Boost
E-Core
2.42GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Integrated Chipset
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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24MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
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
55W
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157W Peak
TDP
90W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
No PCIe
UHD 32EU 1550MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
38-Core M2 Max
4864 Shaders
1398MHz
13.6 TFLOPS FP32
GNA 3.0
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16 Cores
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15.8 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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