Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
-
Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Efficiency Core Threads
8
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
32x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
5120
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
640
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
2,584
Cinebench R23
27,422
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,686
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,970
-
Geekbench 6
16,130
30,196
Geekbench 5
17,469
-
Blender
425
-
Passmark CPU
4,167
6,027
Passmark CPU
41,190
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071