Intel Core i5 12450H vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-12450H
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (48EU)
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
95 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
5
Performance Core Threads
8
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
15
Total Thread Count
12
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
20x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
1280 K per core
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L3 Cache
12 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
384
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
12
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Execution Units
48
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,625
2,569
Cinebench R23
9,883
22,591
Geekbench 6
2,093
4,283
Geekbench 5
1,622
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Geekbench 6
8,263
23,517
Geekbench 5
8,410
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Cinebench 2024
96
208
Blender
156
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Passmark CPU
3,434
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Passmark CPU
17,466
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Cinebench 2024
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1,623
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.