Intel Core i5 12600K vs Apple M4 10 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i5-12600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
22 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
16
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
37x
44
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
256
1280
Texture Units
16
80
Raster Operation Units
8
40
Execution Units
32
160
Power Consumption
15 W
18
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
2,103
Cinebench R23
17,648
12,123
Geekbench 6
2,548
3,848
Geekbench 6
12,188
15,114
Blender
278
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Passmark CPU
3,956
4,605
Passmark CPU
27,733
24,138
Cinebench 2024
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174
Cinebench 2024
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977
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.