Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i3 12100F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Processor Number
—
i3-12100F
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
27 W
58 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,636
Cinebench R23
15,912
8,443
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,168
Geekbench 6
17,501
7,195
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
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Geekbench 5
—
1,666
Geekbench 5
—
6,314
Blender
—
125
Passmark CPU
—
3,477
Passmark CPU
—
14,269
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.