Intel Core i5 12500 vs Apple M1 Ultra

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Intel Core i5 12500

Apple M1 Ultra

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . 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)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +17%

1805

Apple M1 Ultra

1538

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

12471

Apple M1 Ultra +84%

23054

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500

2032

Apple M1 Ultra +19%

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

6066

Apple M1 Ultra +207%

18680

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500

96

Apple M1 Ultra +18%

114

Blender

Intel Core i5 12500

163

Apple M1 Ultra +155%

416

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500

1737

Apple M1 Ultra +1%

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

8674

Apple M1 Ultra +170%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500

3680

Apple M1 Ultra +4%

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

19747

Apple M1 Ultra +106%

40784

Intel Core i5 12500

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Apple M1 Ultra

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Apple M1

i5-12500

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

114 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

60 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

20

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

30x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

48 MB shared

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

256

Shader Units

8192

16

Texture Units

512

8

Raster Operation Units

256

32

Execution Units

1024

15 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12500

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

-

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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