Intel Core i7 12700K vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
20 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Transistor Count
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25 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
36x
40x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
256
1280
Texture Units
16
80
Raster Operation Units
8
40
Execution Units
32
160
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,920
Cinebench R23
22,801
10,448
Geekbench 6
2,625
3,009
Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
11,805
Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
140
Cinebench 2024
1,172
707
Blender
364
168
Passmark CPU
4,040
4,850
Passmark CPU
34,674
19,597
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.