And this is why the competition is a good thing

Jan 5, 2022 07:49 GMT  ·  By

If you still needed more evidence that competition is a really good thing, here’s the long-distance battle between Intel and Apple that pushes the two companies to invest more in chip development and therefore achieve performance figures nobody believed would be possible.

While Apple has long claimed that its very own M1 chip is faster than Intel’s processors, it looks like things are about to change.

This week at CES, Intel announced the all-new 12th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors, including the Intel Core i9-12900HK.

Intel vs. Apple

According to Intel itself, this is the fastest mobile processor ever created, and the company specifically compares it to the Apple M1.

“The performance extends for unparalleled gaming experiences across top gaming titles and content creation tools. The new 12th Gen Intel Core H-series is the world’s best mobile gaming platform, delivering up to 28% faster gaming than the previous mobile gaming leader in the market: the Intel Core i9-11980HK. 12th Gen Intel Core H-series is more than up to the task for content creators. For example, users may see up to 43% higher performance in 3D rendering gen-over-gen,” it says.

“Based on superior performance of 12th Gen Intel Core i9 12900HK against Intel Core i9 11980HK, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, and Apple M1 Max. Intel processor performance is estimated based on measurements with Intel Reference Validation Platforms. AMD processor performance is estimated based on measurements on a Lenovo Legion R9000K with RTX 3080. Apple M1 Max performance is estimated based on public statement made by Apple on 10/18/2021 and measurements on Apple M1 Max 16” 64GB RAM Model A2485.”

Of course, Apple won’t just sit and watch Intel having fun, so the Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to announce the second-generation Apple Silicon later this year. It remains to be seen if any notable performance improvements are offered, but for now, Intel seems ready to take back its crown.