Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i5 12490F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Processor Number
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i5-12490F
Generation
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Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
56 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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117 W
Foundry
—
Intel
Die Size
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163 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
0
Efficiency Core Threads
4
0
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Multiplier
40
30.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1.25 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
60
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,729
Cinebench R23
24,002
11,488
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,466
Geekbench 6
21,164
10,268
Cinebench 2024
142
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Cinebench 2024
1,683
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Blender
415
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Passmark CPU
4,790
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Passmark CPU
41,188
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.