Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core i5 12450HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz 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 M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12450HX 's Advantages
Lower TDP (55W vs 70W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+44%
2281
Intel Core i5 12450HX
1582
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+173%
27392
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10026
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+76%
3984
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2263
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+174%
26185
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9548
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+98%
187
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+227%
2045
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+33%
4534
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3399
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+133%
43708
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18703
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
May 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12450HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (16EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
70 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
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
24
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
546 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
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
5120
Shader Units
128
320
Texture Units
8
160
Raster Operation Units
4
640
Execution Units
16
62
Power Consumption
6-15
18.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.33 TFLOPS
