Apple M4 10 Core vs Intel Core i5 12600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2024
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i5-12600
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
22 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
12
Multiplier
44
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
1280
256
Texture Units
80
16
Raster Operation Units
40
8
Execution Units
160
32
Power Consumption
18
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,103
1,853
Cinebench R23
12,123
13,367
Geekbench 6
3,848
2,536
Geekbench 6
15,114
10,456
Cinebench 2024
174
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Cinebench 2024
977
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Passmark CPU
4,605
3,814
Passmark CPU
24,138
21,246
Geekbench 5
—
1,793
Geekbench 5
—
8,457
Blender
—
180
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.