Apple M1 (8C8G) vs Intel Core i5-12400 Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz
TDP 20W	TDP 65W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 730 1450MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.11 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1700

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 (8C8G)2,380

x1.06

Core i5-124002,254

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	6 Cores 6P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	12 Threads 12P -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 2.5GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P -
L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - -
L3 -	L3 18MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 4800MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 76.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 20W	TDP 65W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 117W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 1

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 730 1450MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.45GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.11 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-6PVariant Golden CoveP-Core -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 158mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 11.4 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)	Laptops -
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All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones Envy 34(Early 2022)

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