Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i7 12700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2022
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)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i7-12700
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
56 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
16
20
Multiplier
40
21x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1500 MHz
Shader Units
5120
256
Texture Units
320
16
Raster Operation Units
160
8
Execution Units
640
32
Power Consumption
60
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,868
Cinebench R23
24,002
20,599
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,491
Geekbench 6
21,164
12,863
Cinebench 2024
142
107
Cinebench 2024
1,683
1,004
Blender
415
281
Passmark CPU
4,790
3,921
Passmark CPU
41,188
30,858
Geekbench 5
—
1,799
Geekbench 5
—
12,519
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.