Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 12850HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake-HX
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Processor Number
—
i7-12850HX
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
27 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
—
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
8
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
24
Multiplier
46
21x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 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 Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
16
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
32
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
45 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,704
Cinebench R23
15,912
16,286
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,217
Geekbench 6
17,501
12,173
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,788
Geekbench 5
—
14,589
Blender
—
246
Passmark CPU
—
3,686
Passmark CPU
—
29,839
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.