Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2025
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i5-12600K
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
-
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
6
Performance Core Threads
24
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
2.8 GHz
Total Core Count
32
10
Total Thread Count
32
16
Multiplier
45
37x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
76.8 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
10240
256
Texture Units
640
16
Raster Operation Units
320
8
Execution Units
1280
32
Power Consumption
120
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,061
2,548
Geekbench 6
32,898
12,188
Cinebench R23
-
1,908
Cinebench R23
-
17,648
Blender
-
278
Passmark CPU
-
3,956
Passmark CPU
-
27,733