Apple M2 Max (12C30G) vs Intel Core i5-12500H Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz	12 Cores(4P+8E) 16 Threads(8P+8E) 2.5GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 45W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.33 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M2 Max (12C30G)2,825

x1.28

Core i5-12500H2,200

x1

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Core Config

12 Cores 8P 4E	12 Cores 4P 8E
12 Threads 8P 4E	16 Threads 8P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.69GHz	Base Clock 2.5GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared
L3 -	L3 18MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 45W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 95W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 3.0 x4 3.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Shaders 3840	Shaders 640
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.3GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.33 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Selene	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 600 Series P+
Codename -	Codename Alder Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-6P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N5P -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size 486mm² -	Die Size 208mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count 67 Billion	Transistor Count 15.2 Billion
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 73 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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