Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i5 12450HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i5 12450HX with 8 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12450HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (55W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+23%
1950
Intel Core i5 12450HX
1582
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+139%
24002
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10026
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+42%
3227
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2263
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+121%
21164
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9548
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+51%
142
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+169%
1683
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
Blender
Apple M3 Max
+142%
415
Intel Core i5 12450HX
171
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+40%
4790
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3399
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+120%
41188
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18703
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
May 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12450HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (16EU)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
24
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
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
5120
Shader Units
128
320
Texture Units
8
160
Raster Operation Units
4
640
Execution Units
16
60
Power Consumption
6-15
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.33 TFLOPS
