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

Summary

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

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i7-12700H2,300

x1.12

M5 (10C8G-FL)2,060

x1

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 2.3GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Boost Clock 4.7GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 48KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
L3 24MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

TDP 45W	TDP 15W
Peak Power 115W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth
PCIe Secondary PCIe 3.0 x4 3.9GB/sBandwidth	-

iGPU

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

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Controller

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

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Alder Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 12th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Alder Lake-H Alder Lake-6P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Jan 18, 2022	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

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

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