Apple A17 Pro vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Intel Core i9-12950HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4537 vs 3824
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Sep 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Manufacturing process technology 3 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4537 vs 3824

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12950HX

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 18 more threads: 24 vs 6
  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
  • 5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32323 vs 12254
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 6
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
L1 cache 1280 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 32323 vs 12254

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12950HX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4537
3824
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12254
32323
Name Apple A17 Pro Intel Core i9-12950HX
PassMark - Single thread mark 4537 3824
PassMark - CPU mark 12254 32323

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A17 Pro Intel Core i9-12950HX

Essentials

Launch date Sep 2023 10 May 2022
Place in performance rating 168 187
Processor Number APL1V02 i9-12950HX
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $590
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 1280 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 20 MB
Manufacturing process technology 3 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.78 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 6 24
Transistor count 19 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache 30 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Graphics

Execution Units 20 32
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)