Product Compare
Intel Core i7 12700KF vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2021 | Oct 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake | |
| Processor Number | i7-12700KF | Apple M5 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Apple M5 GPU |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 125 W | |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 190 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.9 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.7 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 12 | 10 |
| Total Thread Count | 20 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 36x | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 80 K per core | 320 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB shared | 16 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 153 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2240 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1280 | |
| Texture Units | 80 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 40 | |
| Execution Units | 160 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1944 | 2399 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 22801 | 15574 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2790 | 4186 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 15374 | 16820 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 114 | 184 |