Intel Core i7 12700K vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
20
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
36x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
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L3 Cache
25 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
256
5120
Texture Units
16
320
Raster Operation Units
8
160
Execution Units
32
640
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
2,584
Cinebench R23
22,801
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,625
4,355
Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
30,196
Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
200
Cinebench 2024
1,172
2,071
Blender
364
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Passmark CPU
4,040
6,027
Passmark CPU
34,674
58,548
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.