Apple M5 (10C8G-FL) vs Intel Core i7-12700H Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz	14 Cores(6P+8E) 20 Threads(12P+8E) 2.3GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 45W
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
iGPU 8-Core M5-FL	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.3 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 (10C8G-FL)2,060

x1

Core i7-12700H2,300

x1.12

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Core Config

10 Cores 4P 6E	14 Cores 6P 8E
10 Threads 4P 6E	20 Threads 12P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.46GHz	Base Clock 2.3GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.7GHz
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 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared
L3 -	L3 24MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s UC·Spec·OC 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 45W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 115W
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 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 3.0 x4 3.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M5-FL	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 768
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 1.4GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.3 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	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 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-6P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Jan 18, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N3P -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size -	Die Size 208mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 15.2B
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 73 MTr/mm²

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