Apple M3 (8C8G) vs Intel Core i5-12400 Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz
TDP 30W	TDP 65W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU 8-Core M3	iGPU UHD 730 1450MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 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

M3 (8C8G)3,138

x1.39

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 4.05GHz	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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - -
L3 -	L3 18MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 4800MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 76.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 30W	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 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M3	iGPU UHD 730 1450MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.45GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.11 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-6PVariant Golden CoveP-Core -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 158mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 11.4 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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