Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 12600H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12600H with 12 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2
1701
Intel Core i5 12600H
+3%
1761
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2
8538
Intel Core i5 12600H
+59%
13634
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
+18%
2694
Intel Core i5 12600H
2280
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
+2%
10130
Intel Core i5 12600H
9908
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M2
+17%
1914
Intel Core i5 12600H
1628
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M2
+7%
8942
Intel Core i5 12600H
8295
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2
+10%
3932
Intel Core i5 12600H
3573
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2
15485
Intel Core i5 12600H
+47%
22872
General Parameters
Jun 2022
Release Date
Jan 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-H
-
Processor Number
i5-12600H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Package
20 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
-
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
27x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
24 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
-
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
1024
Shader Units
640
64
Texture Units
40
32
Raster Operation Units
20
128
Execution Units
80
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.41 TFLOPS
