Intel Core i9-12900K vs Apple A12X Bionic
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i9-12900K or Apple A12X Bionic - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Core i9-12900K has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900K was released in Q4/2021. The Apple A12X Bionic has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.49 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A12X Bionic was released in Q3/2018. |
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| Intel Core i9 (78) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Intel Core i 12000 (34) | CPU group | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) |
| 12 | Generation | 12 |
| Alder Lake S | Architecture | A12 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| Intel Core i9-11900K | Predecessor | Apple A10X Fusion |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i9-12900K has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12900K is 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the Apple A12X Bionic has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A12X Bionic is at 2.49 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| 16 | Cores | 8 |
| 24 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz) 8x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 2.49 GHz 4x Vortex |
| 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
B-Core | 1.59 GHz 4x Tempest |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| -- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
| -- | AI specifications | 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core i9-12900K or Apple A12X Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | GPU | Apple A12X |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.13 GHz |
| 1.55 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 11 | GPU Generation | 9 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 32 | Compute units | 28 |
| 256 | Shader | 448 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | GPU | Apple A12X |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i9-12900K can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Apple A12X Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 76.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 14.00 MB | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 30.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 78.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-12900K is 125 W, while the Apple A12X Bionic has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| 241 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i9-12900K is manufactured in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache. The Apple A12X Bionic is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| 10 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 1700 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q4/2021 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 589 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.13 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Intel Core i9-12900K
27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W |
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Apple A12X Bionic
2.49 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i9-12900K | Apple A12X Bionic |
| Unknown | Apple iPad Pro 2018 |
News and articles for the Intel Core i9-12900K and the Apple A12X Bionic
First Geekbench 5 benchmark of the Intel Core i7-13700K
Posted by Stefan on 2022-07-26
Last week we already reported on the new Intel Core i7-13700K processor from Intel, which is expected in autumn 2022. With 8+8 CPU cores (24 threads), the Intel Core i7-13700K should have the same configuration as last year's Intel Core i9-12900K. With this, Intel wants to finally clear AMD's lead in multi-core performance, which has existed for several years.
Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample
Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-15
Intels 13th generation of the Intel Core i series (Raptor Lake) is about to be released and a lot of information is already known from the official side. This information includes e.g. the number of CPU cores, the expected increase in performance and the manufacturing technology of the new CPUs.
We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.
We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.
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