intel core i5 12600k vs apple m1 max

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

We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12600K (Desktop) 10-cores against Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 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 Intel Core i5 12600K and Apple M1 Max
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Newer released 0 years later
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7

Benchmarks

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

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12600k and m1 max

General

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

Performance

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

Power

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

Memory support

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

iGPU

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

Misc

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

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Comments

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