Apple M3 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 GPU
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i7-12700
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
20 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
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
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
20
Multiplier
40x
21x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 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
1280
256
Texture Units
80
16
Raster Operation Units
40
8
Execution Units
160
32
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,868
Cinebench R23
10,448
20,599
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,491
Geekbench 6
11,805
12,863
Cinebench 2024
140
107
Cinebench 2024
707
1,004
Blender
168
281
Passmark CPU
4,850
3,921
Passmark CPU
19,597
30,858
Geekbench 5
—
1,799
Geekbench 5
—
12,519
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.