Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12600

VS

Apple M1 Ultra

Intel Core i5 12600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

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

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

1538

Intel Core i5 12600 +20%

1853

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +72%

23054

Intel Core i5 12600

13367

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

2420

Intel Core i5 12600 +4%

2536

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +78%

18680

Intel Core i5 12600

10456

Blender

Apple M1 Ultra +131%

416

Intel Core i5 12600

180

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

1768

Intel Core i5 12600 +1%

1793

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +177%

23501

Intel Core i5 12600

8457

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

3831

Intel Core i5 12600

3814

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +91%

40784

Intel Core i5 12600

21246

Apple M1 Ultra

VS

Intel Core i5 12600

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

i5-12600

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-1700

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

117 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

6

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 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

33x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

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

256

512

Texture Units

16

256

Raster Operation Units

8

1024

Execution Units

32

120 W

Power Consumption

15 W

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600

-

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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