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

Summary

6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth 76.8GB/s DDR5·DDR4	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU UHD 730 1450MHz	iGPU 8-Core M3
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.11 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 1700	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i5-124002,254

x1

M3 (8C8G)3,138

x1.39

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 2.5GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Boost Clock 4.4GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 48KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 1.25MB P - -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 18MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 30W
Peak Power 117W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 1	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

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

iGPU

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

NPU

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

Chip

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

Fabrication

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

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Used In

Desktops XPS(XD8950, Late 2021)Inspiron(ND3910, Early 2022)Envy(Early 2022) Show 1 more	Desktops -
All-in-Ones Envy 34(Early 2022)	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Two Ports, Late 2023)

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