Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7 12700F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
No
Processor Number
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i7-12700F
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
30 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
1.6 GHz
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
21x
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
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Shader Units
2432
—
Texture Units
152
—
Raster Operation Units
76
—
Execution Units
304
—
Power Consumption
35 W
—
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
1,885
Cinebench R23
13,929
19,795
Geekbench 6
2,650
2,446
Geekbench 5
1,986
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Geekbench 6
14,275
12,755
Geekbench 5
14,863
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Cinebench 2024
122
—
Cinebench 2024
782
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Blender
253
328
Passmark CPU
4,116
3,882
Passmark CPU
26,265
30,652
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.