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 |
|
|
||||
PassMark - CPU mark |
|
|
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) |