Intel Core i5 12600H vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
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-H
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-12600H
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
12
Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
27x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
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L3 Cache
18 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Threads
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
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No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
640
4096
Texture Units
40
256
Raster Operation Units
20
128
Execution Units
80
512
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
Cinebench R23
1,761
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Cinebench R23
13,634
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Geekbench 6
2,280
4,282
Geekbench 6
9,908
29,052
Passmark CPU
3,573
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Passmark CPU
22,872
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Cinebench 2024
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200
Cinebench 2024
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2,065
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.