Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12500E

VS

Apple M1 Ultra

Intel Core i5 12500E

We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +48%

2420

Intel Core i5 12500E

1625

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +133%

18680

Intel Core i5 12500E

8002

Apple M1 Ultra

VS

Intel Core i5 12500E

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

-

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

20

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

29

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

7.5 MB

-

L3 Cache

18 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

2

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

8192

Shader Units

-

512

Texture Units

-

256

Raster Operation Units

-

1024

Execution Units

32

120 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12500E

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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