Intel Core i5 12600K vs Apple M1
We compared two CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 12600K (desktop) with 10-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 (laptop) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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 electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 1-year later
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- Around 8.55 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Apple M1
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | November 20, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i5-12600K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M1 GPU |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 37x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 9728K (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 16 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP | 125 W | 14 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | 150 W | - |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | - |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M1 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | - | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 68.25 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 12600K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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