Apple M1
VS
Intel Core i9-12900K
Apple M1
VS
Intel Core i9-12900K

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple M1 and Intel Core i9-12900K? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple M1
Name
Intel Core i9-12900K
Mobile
Segment
Desktop / Server
Apple M1
CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
Apple M series
Family
Intel Core i9
1
Generation
12
--
Predecessor
Intel Core i9-11900K
--
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple M1 or Intel Core i9-12900K? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.20 GHz
Frequency
3.70 GHz
8
CPU Cores
16
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
5.30 GHz
8
CPU Threads
24
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
Yes
No turbo
Turbo (8 Cores)
no data
Turbo (16 Cores)
5.00 GHz
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
4x Firestorm
A core
8x Golden Cove
4x Icestorm
B core
8x Gracemont
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple M1 or Intel Core i9-12900K. 

Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU name
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
3.20 GHz
GPU frequency
0.40 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.45 GHz
1
Generation
12
DirectX Version
12
128
Execution units
32
0
Shader
256
2
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
10 nm
Q4/2020
Release date
Q4/2021
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory
16 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
16 GB
Max. Memory
256 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
4.0
PCIe version
5.0
PCIe lanes
20

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

--
Tjunction max.
100 °C
20 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
15 W
TDP (PL1)
125 W
--
TDP (PL2)
228 W / 56 s

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
30.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
10 nm
M1
Architecture
Alder Lake S
None
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
N/A
Socket
LGA 1700
Q4/2020
Release date
Q4/2021
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
16.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
--
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Apple iMac 24 (2021) Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020) Apple MacBook Air (2020) Apple Mac mini (2020) Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple M1
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i9-12900K