Apple M4 Max 14 Core vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i5-12500
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
62 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
6
Performance Core Threads
10
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
—
Total Core Count
14
6
Total Thread Count
14
12
Multiplier
45
30x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
—
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
410 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
4096
256
Texture Units
256
16
Raster Operation Units
128
8
Execution Units
512
32
Power Consumption
51
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,190
1,805
Cinebench R23
22,854
12,471
Geekbench 6
3,997
2,032
Geekbench 6
23,252
6,066
Cinebench 2024
185
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,737
Geekbench 5
—
8,674
Blender
—
136
Passmark CPU
—
3,680
Passmark CPU
—
19,747
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.