Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2021
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 770
Processor Number
-
i9-12900K
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
-
125 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
8
Performance Core Threads
5
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3,2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
8
Efficiency Core Threads
10
8
Total Core Count
15
16
Total Thread Count
15
24
Multiplier
46
32x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
30 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
Yes
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
-
1550 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
2,028
Cinebench R23
22,591
27,422
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,631
Geekbench 6
23,517
17,004
Cinebench 2024
208
-
Cinebench 2024
1,623
-
Blender
-
422