Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
No
Processor Number
—
i5-12600KF
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
56 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
16
16
Multiplier
40
37x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
9728 K shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
60
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,908
Cinebench R23
24,002
17,648
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,597
Geekbench 6
21,164
12,937
Cinebench 2024
142
105
Cinebench 2024
1,683
909
Blender
415
273
Passmark CPU
4,790
3,934
Passmark CPU
41,188
27,408
Geekbench 5
—
1,839
Geekbench 5
—
11,626
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.