Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core i3 12100
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
UHD Graphics 730
Processor Number
-
i3-12100
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
60 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
89 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
4
Performance Core Threads
5
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Total Core Count
15
4
Total Thread Count
15
8
Multiplier
46
33x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1400 MHz
Shader Units
-
192
Texture Units
-
48
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
24
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,662
Cinebench R23
22,591
7,985
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,214
Geekbench 6
23,517
7,431
Cinebench 2024
208
-
Cinebench 2024
1,623
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,697
Geekbench 5
-
6,276
Blender
-
103
Passmark CPU
-
3,433
Passmark CPU
-
13,580