Core i9-12900HX vs M2 Max 12C38G

Core i9-12900HX
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
iGPU
38-Core M2 Max
GB6S 2,500
66%
GB6S 2,825
75%
GB6M 12,000
50%
GB6M 14,800
62%
CB23S 1,900
81%
CB23S 1,710
73%
CB23M 21,635
52%
CB23M 14,535
35%
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)
ARMv8.5-A
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
2.4GHz
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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
38-Core M2 Max
4864 Shaders
1398MHz
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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