The MSI Raider GE76, for instance, is using the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU. The performance of the laptop in graphics and 3D workloads will, however, depend on the kind of discrete GPU that's being used in the Windows laptop alongside the Intel chip. Even in tests involving the graphics unit, the MSI is able to hold its own against the MacBook Pro.

Overall, it's safe to say that the new Intel Core i9-12900HK is performing better than both M1 Pro and the M1 Max in the CPU-centric benchmarks. Let's take a quick look at some of the benchmark scores to find out which one's better. We tested Apple's new 14-inch MacBook to see how it compares with the Core i9-12900HK in our review. While the Core i9 has more efficient cores, we still think the Apple notebooks are going to be more power-efficient due to a lot of other factors including hardware-software integration, a unified chip with all the essential components, and more. They both have 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores. The Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max both have up to a 10 core CPU against the 14-core i9. This is why we think you should look at either the M1 Pro or the M1 Max as potential competition to the Core i9-12900HK chip. While the M1-powered MacBook Air/Pro is going to be more power-efficient, we don't think it'll be able to compete with the Core i9 when it comes to performance. We're only looking at 4 performance and 2 efficiency cores going against 6 performance and 8 efficiency cores.

Looking at the specs table, it's quite evident that Apple's older M1 chip isn't exactly a match to the Core i9-12900HK.

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