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Intel Core i5 12400 vs Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i5 12400
VS
Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i5 12400
Apple M2 Pro

We compared two CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400 (desktop) with 6-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro (laptop) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Pro and 12400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of Apple M2 Pro
  • Around 128 GB/s (167%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 1-year and 1-month later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 16% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2674 vs 2296 points
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400
vs
M2 Pro

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400 +3%
1717
M2 Pro
1672
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
12124
M2 Pro +24%
14984
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400
2296
M2 Pro +16%
2674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
9768
M2 Pro +25%
12222
File compression 827.4 MB/sec 1480 MB/sec
Clang compilation 71.2 Klines/sec 98.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 213.7 pages/sec 292.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 268.1 Mpixels/sec 316.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 241.9 pages/sec 263.2 pages/sec
Background blur 48.9 images/sec 47.1 images/sec
Photo processing 74.8 images/sec 112.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.3 Mpixels/sec 14.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400
3544
M2 Pro +17%
4135
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
19483
M2 Pro +35%
26382
Integer math 60.6 GOps/sec 58.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.2 GOps/sec 74.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 75M Primes/sec 362M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.1M Strings/sec 42.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.8 GBytes/sec 15.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 235.3 MBytes/sec 340.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1134 Frames/sec 3657 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.8B Matrices/sec 12.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400 and Apple M2 Pro

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 4, 2022 January 17, 2023
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake Apple M2
Model number i5-12400 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 2.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 25x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 40 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Peak temperature 100°C -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 192 2432
TMUs 48 152
ROPs 24 76
Execution Units 24 -
TGP 15 W 35 W
Max. Resolution 3840x2160 - 60 Hz 7680x4320 - 60 Hz
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12400
0.35 TFLOPS
M2 Pro
6.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5-6400
Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 12400 official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M2 Pro or Intel Core i5 12400?
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