Intel’s Alder Lake Intel Core i7-12800H has appeared in a new benchmark, with the CPU showcasing impressive performance levels over Apple’s M1 Max chip.

Apple just announced the new M1 Ultra chip, and now the first benchmarks of it have leaked. It was compared to other Apple chips and chips from Intel and AMD.

After largely ignoring the M1 Max until now, both Intel and Nvidia had no problems getting in Apple's face at CES 2022.

Intel said the new 12th-generation Core P-series and U-series CPUs outperform Apple’s M1 processors and AMD’s Ryzen 5000 processors in multiple cases.

Namely, of how Apple's M1 Max and M1 Pro perform in different types of workloads an benchmarks. To that end, both chips have now left and impressive mark on PassMark.

Just to complicate things, currently Apple also has another Mac mini available to buy. The 3.0GHz Intel Core i5, 6-core Mac mini with 512GB SSD. This model costs more than the M1 Mac mini at £1,099.