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Intel Core i5 12400 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

	CPU Intel Core i5 12400	CPU Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2022	Mar 2026
Manufacturer	Intel	Apple
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64	ARMv9
Core Architecture	Alder Lake	Apple M5
Processor Number	i5-12400
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730	Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process	10 nm	3 nm
Socket	LGA-1700	Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption	65 W	64 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	117 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100 °C
Transistor Count		28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	6
Performance Core Threads	12	6
Performance Core Base Frequency	2.5 GHz	4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz
Total Core Count	6	18
Total Thread Count	12	18
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	25x	46
L1 Cache	80 K per core	192 K per core
L2 Cache	1280 K per core
L3 Cache	18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Efficiency Cores		12
Efficiency Core Threads		12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency		4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size	128 GB	128 GB
Max Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Base Frequency	300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1450 MHz	2005 MHz
Shader Units	192	4096
Texture Units	48	256
Raster Operation Units	24	128
Execution Units	24	512
Power Consumption	15 W
Max Resolution	3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	5.0
PCIe Lanes	20
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2244	4282
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	9793	29052
Cinebench 2024 Single Core	102	200
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core	701	2065