Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i5-12500
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
64 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
18
12
Multiplier
46
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
4096
256
Texture Units
256
16
Raster Operation Units
128
8
Execution Units
512
32
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
2,032
Geekbench 6
29,052
6,066
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,065
-
Cinebench R23
-
1,805
Cinebench R23
-
12,471
Geekbench 5
-
1,737
Geekbench 5
-
8,674
Blender
-
136
Passmark CPU
-
3,680
Passmark CPU
-
19,747