Apple M1 Max (10C24G) vs Intel Core i9-12900H Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(8P+2E) 10 Threads(8P+2E) 3.23GHz	14 Cores(6P+8E) 20 Threads(12P+8E) 2.5GHz
TDP 110W	TDP 45W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
iGPU 24-Core M1 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 7.96 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.45 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 Max (10C24G)2,400

x1

Core i9-12900H2,450

x1.02

Show Top Score

Core Config

10 Cores 8P 2E	14 Cores 6P 8E
10 Threads 8P 2E	20 Threads 12P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.23GHz	Base Clock 2.5GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 4MB E shared
L3 -	L3 24MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 110W	TDP 45W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 115W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x14 27.6GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 3.0 x4 3.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 24-Core M1 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
Shaders 3072	Shaders 768
Boost Clock 1.3GHz	Boost Clock 1.45GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 7.96 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.45 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Eos	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 1.5GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 600 Series P+
Codename -	Codename Alder Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Jade-C M1 MaxVariant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-6P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 26, 2021	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N5 -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size 432mm² -	Die Size 208mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count 57 Billion	Transistor Count 15.2 Billion
Transistor Density 132 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 73 MTr/mm²

Images

No images available

No images available

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M1 Max, Late 2021)MacBook Pro 16(M1 Max, Late 2021)	Laptops Alienware X15(R2, Early 2022)Blade 17(Early 2022)Envy 16(Early 2022) Show 3 more
Desktops Mac Studio(M1 Max, Early 2022)	Desktops -

Competitors

AppleM1 Max (10C24G) vs CPU AppleM5 Max (18C32G) AppleM1 Max (10C24G) vs CPU AppleM5 Max (18C40G) AppleM1 Max (10C24G) vs CPU AMDRyzen 7 5705G Show 12 more

IntelCore i9-12900H vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 7 255H IntelCore i9-12900H vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 7 265H IntelCore i9-12900H vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 9 285H Show 12 more