Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
No
Processor Number
-
i7-12700KF
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
15 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
36x
L3 Cache
-
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
2,790
Geekbench 6
10,130
15,374
Cinebench R23
-
1,944
Cinebench R23
-
22,801
Geekbench 5
-
2,031
Geekbench 5
-
14,961
Cinebench 2024
-
114
Blender
-
349
Passmark CPU
-
4,020
Passmark CPU
-
34,419