Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core i5 12600
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
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i5-12600
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
70 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
—
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Multiplier
45
33x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
80 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
546 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
5120
256
Texture Units
320
16
Raster Operation Units
160
8
Execution Units
640
32
Power Consumption
62
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
1,853
Cinebench R23
27,392
13,367
Geekbench 6
3,984
2,536
Geekbench 6
26,185
10,456
Cinebench 2024
187
—
Cinebench 2024
2,045
—
Passmark CPU
4,534
3,814
Passmark CPU
43,708
21,246
Geekbench 5
—
1,793
Geekbench 5
—
8,457
Blender
—
180
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.