Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 12850HX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake-HX
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Processor Number
-
i7-12850HX
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
45-55 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
8
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
18
24
Multiplier
46
21x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
25 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
Shader Units
2560
256
Texture Units
160
16
Raster Operation Units
80
8
Execution Units
320
32
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1450 MHz
Power Consumption
-
45 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,704
Cinebench R23
24,400
16,286
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,217
Geekbench 6
24,687
12,173
Cinebench 2024
209
-
Cinebench 2024
1,732
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,788
Geekbench 5
-
14,589
Blender
-
246
Passmark CPU
-
3,686
Passmark CPU
-
29,839