Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
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
i5-12600KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
27 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
16
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
37x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
16 MB 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
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
1024
Texture Units
-
64
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
128
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
2,552
Cinebench R23
17,648
15,912
Geekbench 6
2,597
4,251
Geekbench 5
1,839
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Geekbench 6
12,937
17,501
Geekbench 5
11,626
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Cinebench 2024
105
206
Cinebench 2024
909
1,170
Blender
273
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Passmark CPU
3,934
-
Passmark CPU
27,408
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