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Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i9-12900K gaming benchmark

Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i9-12900K and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, 7zip, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, 3DMark, SuperPi, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Prime95, WPrime.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • Last Man Standing
  • Overwatch
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Valorant
  • Halo Infinite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fallout 76
  • Fortnite
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Valheim
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Borderlands 3
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Death Stranding
  • Apex Legends
  • Grand Theft Auto V

   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900K or Apple M2 Pro.

 
Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i9-12900K

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M2 Pro61% Core i9-12900K67%
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900K is 8% better than M2 Pro. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M2 Pro59% Core i9-12900K64%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small 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: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite104.8113.8
Valorant119.1129.3
Cyberpunk 207766.772.4
Apex Legends111.9121.5
Call of Duty Warzone89.397.0
Overwatch96.5104.7
Red Dead Redemption 282.289.2
DOOM Eternal59.564.6
Warzone92.9100.8
Assassin's Creed100.0108.6
Valheim98.8107.3
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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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
M2 Pro496% Core i9-12900K97%
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 M2 Pro is more energy efficient than the Core i9-12900K as it consumes less power: 14W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 M2 Pro Intel Core i9-12900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core366489
Cinbench 15 Multi-core20785150
Cinbench 20 Single-core714816
Cinbench 20 Multi-core355511450
Cinbench 23 Single-core20632896
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1602332950

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i9-12900K
Single-Core61117546
Multi-Core3948556332

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i9-12900K
Single-Core20853641
Multi-Core1646725262

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i9-12900K
Announcement dateOctober 20, 2022July 21, 2021
TypeDesktop;LaptopDesktop
SocketM2FCLGA1700
Core name8x Avalanche and 4x BlizzardAlder Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation212
Turbo Frequency5.2 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz3.9 MHz
Cores1216
Threads1224
Bus rate16 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography4 nm7 nm
Transistors count42000 millions12400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)14 W125 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory32 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency64006400
Memory bandwidth208 GByte/s76.8 GB/s
L1 cache4MB2 MB
L2 cache24MB14 MB
L3 cache36MB30 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900K is 10% better than M2 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900K has 4 more core than M2 Pro. 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 M2 Pro is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900K is better: 29
   However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Apple M2 Pro and Intel Core i9-12900K before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
Apple M2 Pro - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i9-12900K - all data

•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
•  Cinebench r15 score


Apple M2 Pro Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U


Intel Core i9-12900K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13980HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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