Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
No
Processor Number
-
i5-12600KF
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
60 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Total Core Count
24
10
Total Thread Count
24
16
Multiplier
35x
37x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
9728 K shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
1,908
Cinebench R23
28,910
17,648
Geekbench 6
2,790
2,597
Geekbench 5
1,956
1,839
Geekbench 6
21,217
12,937
Geekbench 5
27,945
11,626
Cinebench 2024
126
105
Cinebench 2024
1,918
909
Blender
505
273
Passmark CPU
4,137
3,934
Passmark CPU
48,776
27,408