Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i7-12700K
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
72 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
2.7 GHz
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
18
20
Multiplier
46
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L2 Cache
—
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1500 MHz
Shader Units
5120
256
Texture Units
320
16
Raster Operation Units
160
8
Execution Units
640
32
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,944
Cinebench R23
31,566
22,801
Geekbench 6
4,355
2,625
Geekbench 6
30,196
14,728
Cinebench 2024
200
114
Cinebench 2024
2,071
1,172
Passmark CPU
6,027
4,040
Passmark CPU
58,548
34,674
Geekbench 5
—
2,084
Geekbench 5
—
15,499
Blender
—
364
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.