Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i9-12900KS
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
60 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
16
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Multiplier
35x
34x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
14 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1550 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
2,082
Cinebench R23
28,910
27,796
Geekbench 6
2,790
2,559
Geekbench 5
1,956
-
Geekbench 6
21,217
15,546
Geekbench 5
27,945
-
Cinebench 2024
126
-
Cinebench 2024
1,918
-
Blender
505
-
Passmark CPU
4,137
4,357
Passmark CPU
48,776
44,470