Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Apple M3 Pro
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
-
Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
30 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
37 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
37x
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
36 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
3
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1600 MHz
Shader Units
-
2304
Texture Units
-
144
Raster Operation Units
-
72
Execution Units
-
288
Power Consumption
-
30
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
1,978
Cinebench R23
17,648
15,098
Geekbench 6
2,597
3,160
Geekbench 5
1,839
-
Geekbench 6
12,937
15,083
Geekbench 5
11,626
-
Cinebench 2024
105
143
Cinebench 2024
909
1,058
Blender
273
-
Passmark CPU
3,934
4,401
Passmark CPU
27,408
25,201