Intel Core i7 12800HX vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-HX
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-12800HX
-
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-55 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
20x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Performance Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
256
5120
Texture Units
16
320
Raster Operation Units
8
160
Execution Units
32
640
Power Consumption
45 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,784
2,584
Cinebench R23
19,921
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,380
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,757
-
Geekbench 6
13,378
30,196
Geekbench 5
14,104
-
Blender
261
-
Passmark CPU
3,859
6,027
Passmark CPU
33,577
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071