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Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9-12900 |
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Processor comparisons 21-10-2022 For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9-12900 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Gears 5, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Handbrake, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi. And how good the CPUs are in games: - Valorant
- Halo Infinite
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- DOOM: Eternal
- Last Man Standing
- Borderlands 3
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- Rainbow Six Siege
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Valheim
- Fallout 76
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Overwatch
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Death Stranding
After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900 or Apple M1 Ultra.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors Processor Benchmark
M1 Ultra | 68% |
Core i9-12900 | 65% | This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Ultra is 4% better than Core i9-12900. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.
Gaming performance Summary result of all game benchmarks.M1 Ultra | 64% |
Core i9-12900 | 59% | For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below. List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.
Gaming benchmarkFortnite | 113.1 | 104.3 | Valorant | 128.6 | 118.6 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 72.0 | 66.4 | Apex Legends | 120.8 | 111.5 | Call of Duty Warzone | 96.4 | 88.9 | Overwatch | 104.1 | 96.0 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 88.7 | 81.8 | DOOM Eternal | 64.3 | 59.3 | Warzone | 100.3 | 92.5 | Assassin's Creed | 108.0 | 99.6 | Valheim | 106.7 | 98.4 | The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks. The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
M1 Ultra | 272% |
Core i9-12900 | 96% | To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Ultra is more energy efficient than the Core i9-12900 since it has less power consumption: 20W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksLet's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary. Cinebench 23, 20 an 15 The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance | Apple M1 Ultra |
Intel Core i9-12900 | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 555 | 445 | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 3252 | 4687 | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 1103 | 743 | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 5583 | 10420 | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 4240 | 2635 | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 21959 | 29985 |
Passmark This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Apple M1 Ultra |
Intel Core i9-12900 | Single-Core | 9611 | 6867 | Multi-Core | 62194 | 51262 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2 This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Apple M1 Ultra |
Intel Core i9-12900 | Single-Core | 1637 | 1885 | Multi-Core | 24642 | 16028 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.
| Apple M1 Ultra |
Intel Core i9-12900 | Announcement date | April 09, 2022 | July 21, 2021 | Type | Desktop | Desktop | Socket | M1 | FCLGA1700 | Core name | 16x Firestorm and 4x Icestorm | Alder Lake | Architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | x86 | Generation | 1 | 12 | Turbo Frequency | | 5.1 MHz | Frequency | 3.2 MHz | 3.8 MHz | Cores | 20 | 16 | Threads | 20 | 24 | Bus rate | | 16 GT/s | Bit | 64 | 64 | Lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm | Transistors count | 114000 millions | 12600 millions | Power consumption (TDP) | 20 W | 65 W | Memory type | LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s | Max. Memory | 128 Gb | 128 Gb | Memory Frequency | 6400 | 6400 | Memory bandwidth | 818 GByte/s | 76.8 GB/s | L1 cache | 4MB | 2 MB | L2 cache | 48MB | 12 MB | L3 cache | 96MB | 30 MB | Overclocking | No | No | Supports ECC | No | No | Part number | APL1W06 | | In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900 is 15% better than M1 Ultra in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Ultra has 4 more core than Core i9-12900. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Ultra is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900 is better: 9 Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M1 Ultra and Intel Core i9-12900 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
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