Intel Core i5 12600 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M5 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
12
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
33x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
320 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
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
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2240 MHz
Shader Units
256
1280
Texture Units
16
80
Raster Operation Units
8
40
Execution Units
32
160
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,853
2,399
Cinebench R23
13,367
15,574
Geekbench 6
2,536
4,186
Geekbench 5
1,793
-
Geekbench 6
10,456
16,820
Geekbench 5
8,457
-
Blender
180
-
Passmark CPU
3,814
-
Passmark CPU
21,246
-
Cinebench 2024
-
184
Cinebench 2024
-
1,071
Cinebench 2026
-
4,367
Cinebench 2026
-
737