Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i5 12600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i5-12600K
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
—
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
37x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
80 K per core
L2 Cache
—
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 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
Shader Units
2560
256
Texture Units
160
16
Raster Operation Units
80
8
Execution Units
320
32
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1450 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,908
Cinebench R23
24,400
17,648
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,548
Geekbench 6
24,687
12,188
Cinebench 2024
209
—
Cinebench 2024
1,732
—
Blender
—
278
Passmark CPU
—
3,956
Passmark CPU
—
27,733
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.