Intel Core i5 12500H vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-12500H
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
95 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
12
Efficiency Core Threads
8
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
25x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
1280 K per core
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L3 Cache
18 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
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Shader Units
640
2560
Texture Units
40
160
Raster Operation Units
20
80
Execution Units
80
320
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,214
4,290
Geekbench 6
9,079
24,687
Cinebench R23
—
2,569
Cinebench R23
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24,400
Cinebench 2024
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209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.