Despite the power of Apple's latest M1 series processor, it was only a matter of time before competitors could make processors like it and match it in performance and power, and now Intel is promoting its latest high-end laptop chip as outperforming the Apple M1 Max chip, in the latest Assortment of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros.


Intel unveiled its new 2022th-generation chip at CES XNUMX, claiming not only that it beats Apple's best silicon chip, but that it's "the fastest mobile processor ever."

The Intel Core i9-12900HK chip is the company's flagship chip, so it's no surprise that it's giving its best shot at the show. The chip is designed with 7nm technology, and claims to be the equivalent of TSMC's 5nm technology used in Apple's latest chips. The Core i9 processor also comes with a 14-core CPU with six performance cores and eight efficiency cores. This gives the Turbo Boost frequency 5.0GHz.

In comparison, the most powerful 1-core M10 Max chip uses eight performance cores and only two efficiency cores. And while Apple doesn't like to talk about CPU speeds, the M1 cores also run at just 3 Hz, so despite Intel's chipset packing in fewer performance cores, Turbo Boost speeds allow it to accelerate far beyond The M1 Max can do.

While Intel seems to be boasting some impressive performance numbers for the new chip, it also comes at a very high cost.


We already know that Intel chipsets are a huge drain on power, and the new i9 chip is no exception. In fact, it seems that Intel chose to sacrifice power for maximum performance.

This is in stark contrast to Apple's M-Series chipset strategy, which revolves around saving power, managing it well, and delivering optimum performance at the same time. And when Apple announced the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors last fall, they talked a lot about the lack of power used against the strong performance these chips provide.

In fact, Apple never said the M1 Max was faster than all of Intel's processors, it just promised to deliver at least the same performance at significantly lower power levels.

Here it's more about energy efficiency than raw performance, as Srouji admitted that even the M1 Max doesn't offer any significant performance gains compared to discrete GPUs for laptops, but the point is that it performs well with 70% less power, and therefore less heat. And less noise caused by the fan.


Intel avoids this aspect of the discussion entirely. You won't find words like "energy" or "consumption" in any of its press releases, and the only mention of wattage is in minimalist P-Series and U-Series chips, designed for laptops. The thinnest and lightest, which is by no means comparable to the M1 Max processors.

A look at the specs shows that the Core i9-12900HK consumes up to 115 watts when operating at the highest power levels, which is higher than the M1 Max, which peaks at around 35 watts.

It is believed that this new Intel Core i9-19200HK processor will not be integrated into any of the laptops soon, but is almost certainly aimed at desktop computers, which peak around 200 watts, it needs a large fan for cooling.


There's also the issue of battery life and whether Intel laptops will need to control the speed when not powered by external power, as Apple explained when introducing the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, many of Intel's laptops actually slow down when running on battery, and one The biggest benefit of Apple Silicon devices is that they operate at lower power levels while providing maximum performance whether plugged in or not and operating for several hours on the battery.

There is also the issue of graphics performance. Intel chips have never included a powerful GPU, as they prefer to leave that to other companies like Nvidia and AMD. And the latest XNUMXth-generation CPUs are no exception either, as they include basic integrated graphics that are good for everyday use, but won't provide the power needed for professional work, or even tough gaming.

While on the other hand, we find that Apple provided a powerful graphics processing unit of its own, which all reports have proven to have succeeded in challenging and resisting the most powerful gaming computers.

What do you think of the new Intel processor and do you think it will outperform the Apple M1 Max processors? Or do we have to wait until we see it in our hands? Tell us in the comments.

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