Apple M1 vs Intel Core i5 12600
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2020
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i5-12600
Package
Transistor Count
16 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
14 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
117 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
33x
L3 Cache
-
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
16 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
16
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
32
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,513
1,853
Cinebench R23
7,782
13,367
Geekbench 6
2,231
2,536
Geekbench 5
1,757
1,793
Geekbench 6
8,035
10,456
Geekbench 5
7,742
8,457
Cinebench 2024
113
-
Cinebench 2024
509
-
Blender
130
180
Passmark CPU
3,717
3,814
Passmark CPU
14,218
21,246