Intel Core i5 12600K vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-12600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
5
Performance Core Threads
12
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
15
Total Thread Count
16
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
37x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
-
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
307 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
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
2,569
Cinebench R23
17,648
22,591
Geekbench 6
2,548
4,283
Geekbench 6
12,188
23,517
Blender
278
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Passmark CPU
3,956
-
Passmark CPU
27,733
-
Cinebench 2024
-
208
Cinebench 2024
-
1,623