Intel Core i5 12450H vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-12450H
-
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (48EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
95 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
12
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
20x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
384
5120
Texture Units
24
320
Raster Operation Units
12
160
Execution Units
48
640
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,625
2,584
Cinebench R23
9,883
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,093
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,622
-
Geekbench 6
8,263
30,196
Geekbench 5
8,410
-
Cinebench 2024
96
200
Blender
156
-
Passmark CPU
3,434
6,027
Passmark CPU
17,466
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071