Product Compare
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i9 12900T
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2026 | Jan 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Core Architecture | Apple M5 | Alder Lake-S |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Generation | Core i9 (Alder Lake-S) | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 72 °C |
| Power Consumption | 35 W | |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 215 mm² | |
| Package | FC-LGA16A | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Total Core Count | 18 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | 24 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 14.0 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.9 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1000 MHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB per core | |
| L2 Cache | 1.25 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| Shader Units | 2560 | |
| Texture Units | 160 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 80 | |
| Execution Units | 320 | 32 |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1550 MHz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2569 | 1865 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 24400 | 22804 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4290 | 2362 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 24687 | 12384 |