Product Compare
Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2021 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake | Apple M5 |
| Processor Number | i9-12900KF | |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core) |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 125 W | |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 241 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 100 °C |
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 5 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 5 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 8 | 10 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 15 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 15 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 32x | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 14 MB shared | |
| L3 Cache | 30 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 | 307 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 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2028 | 2569 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 27422 | 22591 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2686 | 4283 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 16130 | 23517 |