Intel Core i7 12700F vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-12700F
-
Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
5
Performance Core Threads
16
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
15
Total Thread Count
20
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
21x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
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
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,885
2,569
Cinebench R23
19,795
22,591
Geekbench 6
2,446
4,283
Geekbench 6
12,755
23,517
Blender
328
-
Passmark CPU
3,882
-
Passmark CPU
30,652
-
Cinebench 2024
-
208
Cinebench 2024
-
1,623