Intel Core i5 12600K vs Apple M1
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Nov 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Icestorm and Firestorm
Processor Number
i5-12600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M1 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
14 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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Transistor Count
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16 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
37x
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L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Memory Size
128 GB
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
68.25 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1278 MHz
Shader Units
256
1024
Texture Units
16
64
Raster Operation Units
8
32
Execution Units
32
128
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
1,513
Cinebench R23
17,648
7,782
Geekbench 6
2,548
2,231
Geekbench 6
12,188
8,035
Blender
278
130
Passmark CPU
3,956
3,717
Passmark CPU
27,733
14,218
Geekbench 5
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1,757
Geekbench 5
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7,742
Cinebench 2024
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113
Cinebench 2024
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509
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.