Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i5 12600HX

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Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i5 12600HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz . 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 8 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)

Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +12%

2650

Intel Core i5 12600HX

2346

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +35%

14275

Intel Core i5 12600HX

10523

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +23%

1986

Intel Core i5 12600HX

1608

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +70%

14863

Intel Core i5 12600HX

8725

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +10%

4116

Intel Core i5 12600HX

3727

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +10%

26265

Intel Core i5 12600HX

23777

Apple M2 Pro

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Intel Core i5 12600HX

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

May 2022

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-HX

-

Processor Number

i5-12600HX

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

45-55 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

25x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

-

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

32 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 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

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1350 MHz

2432

Shader Units

256

152

Texture Units

16

76

Raster Operation Units

8

304

Execution Units

32

35 W

Power Consumption

45 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600HX

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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