M1 Ultra vs Intel 12900k detailed comparison

The new M1 Ultra has 20 cores and 20 threads, Intel 12900k comes with 16 cores and 24 thread.

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M1 ultra comes with 64-core GPU and 12900k has intel UHD Graphics 770.

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M1 ultra has 2.0 GHz base frequency and intel 12900k comes with 3.2GHz base frequency.

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The all new M1 ultra based on 5nm fabrication process and 12900k on 10nm.

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M1 ultra support LPDDR5 RAM 6400Mhz and intel 12900k support LPDDR5 RAM 4800Mhz.

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Apple M1 ultra got 24055 multi score in Geekbench where as 12900k managed to get 17429.

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In CPU and GPU benchmark M1 Ultra surpass Intel 12900k by 60% margin.

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