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Intel Says New Core i9 Processor for Laptops is Faster Than Apple's M1 Max Chip
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In a hackintosh, maybe? If so, then it’s more than just a kernel patch as someone would have to build the hackintosh, too
This is good! Though still behind the M1Max for many reasons, ARM needs competition to keep up with progress.
Anyway, that graphic shows a 85w compsumtion chip… for CPU performance? Which is just M1, no max or pro.
So you can tell Intel is already trying to cheap you.
Anyway, that graphic shows a 85w compsumtion chip… for CPU performance? Which is just M1, no max or pro.
So you can tell Intel is already trying to cheap you.
Intell seemed awfully quite before M1 and AMD was all over the news. After M1, Intel seems to have rampedup their product releases. Good for them and competition.
I bought a M1 Mac mini and still hardly any native apps. Heck even a billion dollar company like Logitech which markets "For mac" products is till using intel code base for their drivers.
I wish I had powerfuly Intel Macs so I can run windows seamlessly. Seriously thinking about selling my M1 Mac and maybe comeback later when the M1 has matured and so has the software from third parties.
I bought a M1 Mac mini and still hardly any native apps. Heck even a billion dollar company like Logitech which markets "For mac" products is till using intel code base for their drivers.
I wish I had powerfuly Intel Macs so I can run windows seamlessly. Seriously thinking about selling my M1 Mac and maybe comeback later when the M1 has matured and so has the software from third parties.
Depends on what you are looking at: Watch This M1 Max 32 Core GPU Match a RTX 3080 100W + AMD Laptop in Gaming Power & Battery Verdict and The M1 Max's BIGGEST ISSUE is FIXED! (M1 Max vs RTX 3080)
They ramped their noise level more than anything. Most of what they have announced isn’t released and won’t be released for some time and that’s assuming they can keep to their schedule (which they’ve had a difficult time doing in the past).
If “running Windows seamlessly” is of the highest importance, then a Windows laptop would be the best solution now and in the future. Any Apple Silicon Windows experience will never be seamless even if Windows was available on ARM (as the vast majority of Windows software won’t run).
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Intel today unveiled new 12th-generation Core processors suitable for laptops, and as part of the announcement, it claimed that the new Core i9 is not only faster than Apple's M1 Max chip in the 16-inch MacBook Pro, but is the fastest mobile processor ever.
The new Core i9 features a 14-core CPU with six performance cores and eight efficiency cores, while the 10-core M1 Max chip has eight performance cores and two efficiency cores. The high-end Intel chip has a max Turbo Boost frequency of 5.0GHz, but power draw can reach up to 115 watts, which is significantly more power than the M1 Max chip ever uses and not ideal for the thermal envelope of devices like the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
Intel shared a very basic performance vs. power chart as part of its marketing, with fine print indicating that performance was measured based on compiling binaries with the SPEC CPU 2017 benchmark suite. Interestingly, the chart claims that the new Core i9 achieved faster performance-per-watt than the M1 Max chip, but overall the M1 Max can still operate at much lower wattages than Intel's top-of-the-line mobile offering.
"Specrate 2017 integer n-copy data is a good benchmark that we use to gauge client multi-threaded performance, and our data indicates that the Core i9-12900HK is faster performance-per-watt than the M1 Max processor in this test," an Intel spokesperson told MacRumors, when asked for comment about the results.
Of course, we'll have to wait to see how the 12th-generation Core processors perform in real-world testing for a true comparison with the M1 Max chip.
Intel's new chips are certainly fast, but Apple likely has no regrets with switching to its own custom silicon given the power efficiency of its chips, which deliver impressive performance without running hot in thin and light systems like the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. And we're likely just months away from Apple unveiling its next-generation M2 chip that should take another leap forward in performance-per-watt.
Intel's 12th-generation mobile Core processor lineup includes 28 chips, including mid-range and low-end Core i7 and Core i5 options. The chips have entered final production and devices powered by them are expected to launch this year.
Article Link: Intel Says New Core i9 Processor for Laptops is Faster Than Apple's M1 Max Chip
Why does MacRumors get to write an article which claims Intels newest chip beats AS? Seems a little triggering to Mac fans on a “Mac” forum?
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Yes,I once have flashed Windows 11 ARM64 on Xiaomi MIX 2S,and GPU accleration doesn't work in x64 apps
Because the next one is "Apple releases M2 and it spanks Intel until its little botty bleeds", and balance is returned to the force.