intel core i5 12600k vs apple m1 max

Apple M1 Max
VS
Intel Core i5 12600K
Apple M1 Max
Intel Core i5 12600K

We compared two CPUs Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 10-cores against Intel Core i5 12600K (Desktop) 10-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Apple M1 Max and Intel Core i5 12600K
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Newer released 0 years later

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
m1 max
1544
core i5 12600k +19%
1901
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
m1 max
12507
core i5 12600k +28%
17338
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
m1 max
3872
core i5 12600k +3%
4000
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
m1 max
22551
core i5 12600k +19%
27690
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
m1 max
1800
core i5 12600k +7%
1926
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
m1 max +8%
12695
core i5 12600k
11709

Specifications

Full technical specification of m1 max and core i5 12600k

General

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Vendor Apple Intel
Released October 18 2021 November 5 2021
Type Laptop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Performance

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Cores 10 10
Threads 10 16
Base Frequency GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency GHz 4.9 GHz
L1 Cache 2.9 MB 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 28 MB 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache 48 MB 20 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Power

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Fabrication process 5 nm Intel 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) W 125 W
Max. temperature °C 100°C

Memory support

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Memory types DDR5, DDR4
Memory Size GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

iGPU

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock MHz 1.45 MHz
Shading Units 4096 256
TMUs 256 16
ROPs 128 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 60 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
m1 max
10.4 TFLOPS
core i5 12600k
0.78 TFLOPS

Misc

Apple M1 Max Intel Core i5 12600K
Official site Apple M1 Max official page Intel Core i5 12600K official page
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Lanes 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12600K or Apple M1 Max?