Intel Core i3 12100F vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Apple M5
Processor Number
i3-12100F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
58 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
8
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
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6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3.0 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2005 MHz
Shader Units
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1024
Texture Units
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64
Raster Operation Units
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32
Execution Units
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128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,636
2,552
Cinebench R23
8,443
15,912
Geekbench 6
2,168
4,251
Geekbench 5
1,666
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Geekbench 6
7,195
17,501
Geekbench 5
6,314
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Blender
125
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Passmark CPU
3,477
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Passmark CPU
14,269
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Cinebench 2024
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206
Cinebench 2024
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1,170
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.