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Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF gaming benchmark

Apple M2 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF

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

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900KF or Apple M2.


 
Apple M2
Intel Core i9-12900KF

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M259% Core i9-12900KF66%
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900KF is 10% better than M2. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M255% Core i9-12900KF61%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite97.4108.9
Valorant110.7123.8
Cyberpunk 207762.069.3
Apex Legends104.1116.4
Call of Duty Warzone83.092.8
Overwatch89.7100.3
Red Dead Redemption 276.485.4
DOOM Eternal55.461.9
Warzone86.496.5
Assassin's Creed93.0104.0
Valheim91.9102.7
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: 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2535% Core i9-12900KF52%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-12900KF since it has less power consumption: 12W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 Intel Core i9-12900KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core298474
Cinbench 15 Multi-core15864996
Cinbench 20 Single-core558792
Cinbench 20 Multi-core269911107
Cinbench 23 Single-core20572809
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1052031962

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Core i9-12900KF
Single-Core40957320
Multi-Core2966554642

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Core i9-12900KF
Single-Core19291967
Multi-Core924320514

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Apple M2 Intel Core i9-12900KF
Announcement dateOctober 18, 2022July 21, 2021
TypeLaptopDesktop
SocketM2FCLGA1700
Core name4 x Avalanche and 4 x BlizzardAlder Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation212
Turbo Frequency5.2 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz3.9 MHz
Cores816
Threads824
Bus rate16 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm7 nm
Transistors count20000 millions12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)12 W125 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency24006400
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s
L1 cache2MB2 MB
L2 cache12MB14 MB
L3 cache16MB30 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 i9-12900KF is 10% better than M2 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900KF has 8 more core than M2. 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 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900KF is better: 32
   All the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M2 and Intel Core i9-12900KF before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Apple M2 - all data

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

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


Apple M2 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7845HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7645HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7940HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7640HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7736U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7335U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7730U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7530U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7330U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7520U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z


Intel Core i9-12900KF Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• 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 Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• 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 M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• 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 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• 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
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