Apple M2 Ultra (60 GPU) VS Intel Core i9-12900K
Comparison of processors: Apple M2 Ultra (60 GPU) with 24 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 5.2GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
Apple M2 Ultra (60 GPU): Advantages
- Lower energy consumption
- Higher number of cores (24 vs 16)
- More PCIE lines (64 vs 20)
- More multi-core power
Intel Core i9-12900K: Advantages
- Newer PCIE version (4 vs 5)
- More single-core power
- Higher turbo frequency
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
126
123
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1746
2003
Cinebench R20 Single Core
-
779
Geekbench 6 Single Core
2805
2063
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1940
1970
Passmark Single Core
4171
4181
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
1918
1582
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
28951
27483
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
-
10511
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
21557
12124
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
27945
17028
Passmark Multi Core
49573
41300
Apple M2 Ultra (60 GPU)
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Intel Core i9-12900K
General Parameters
| Q2 2023 | Release Date | Q4 2021 |
| Apple | Manufacturer | Intel |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Apple M2 | Core Architecture | Alder Lake-S |
| Apple M2 Ultra (60 GPU) | Processor Number | Intel Core i9-12900K |
| AppleM-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 5nm | Fabrication Process | 10nm |
| AppleM-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 60 W | Energy Consumption | 125 W |
| 0 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 0 W |
| Peak Operating | 100°C |
CPU Performance
| 16 | Main Cores | 8 |
| - | Main Threads | 0 |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | i9 |
| 3.5GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 5.2GHz |
| 8 | Efficient Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Efficient Threads | 0 |
| 0.60GHz | Base Frequency Secondary Cores | |
| 2.42GHz | Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | |
| 24 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Total Threads | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100MHz | |
| No | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K per core | L1 Cache | 64K per core |
| 72MB | L2 Cache | 14MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 30MB shared | |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Sí |
Memory Parameters
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Type | DDR5-4800 |
| 192GB | Max Memory | 128GB |
| 8 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 819GB/s | Bandwidth | 76.8GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | Yes |
Graphics Card Parameters
| Yes | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| 450MHz | GPU Base Frequency | 300MHz |
| 1400MHz | Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 1550MHz |
| 7680 | Shaders | 256 |
| 0 | Texture Units | 16 |
| 0 | ROP Units | 8 |
| 960 | Execution Units | 32 |
| Energy Consumption | 15W |
Miscellaneous
| 4 | PCIE Version | 5 |
| 64 | PCIE Lines | 20 |
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