
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.
