Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i7 12700H
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i7-12700H
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Core Architecture
—
Alder Lake-H
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
—
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
—
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
8
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Total Core Count
10
14
Total Thread Count
10
20
Multiplier
46
23x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
24 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1400 MHz
Shader Units
1280
768
Texture Units
80
48
Raster Operation Units
40
24
Execution Units
160
96
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,786
Cinebench R23
15,574
15,877
Geekbench 6
4,186
2,011
Geekbench 6
16,820
11,276
Cinebench 2024
184
103
Cinebench 2024
1,071
916
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Passmark CPU
—
3,641
Passmark CPU
—
26,713
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.