Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i5 12450H

VS

Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12450H with 8 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 45W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro

1632

Intel Core i5 12450H

1625

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +40%

13929

Intel Core i5 12450H

9883

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +26%

2650

Intel Core i5 12450H

2093

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +72%

14275

Intel Core i5 12450H

8263

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +27%

122

Intel Core i5 12450H

96

Blender

Apple M2 Pro +62%

253

Intel Core i5 12450H

156

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +22%

1986

Intel Core i5 12450H

1622

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +76%

14863

Intel Core i5 12450H

8410

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +19%

4116

Intel Core i5 12450H

3434

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +50%

26265

Intel Core i5 12450H

17466

Apple M2 Pro

VS

Intel Core i5 12450H

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12450H

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (48EU)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

35-45 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

95 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

20x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

32 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

2432

Shader Units

384

152

Texture Units

24

76

Raster Operation Units

12

304

Execution Units

48

35 W

Power Consumption

15 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.84 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12450H

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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