Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i5 12600HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (55W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+37%
3227
Intel Core i5 12600HX
2346
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+101%
21164
Intel Core i5 12600HX
10523
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+28%
4790
Intel Core i5 12600HX
3727
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+73%
41188
Intel Core i5 12600HX
23777
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
May 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-HX
-
Processor Number
i5-12600HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1744
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
-
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
25x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1350 MHz
5120
Shader Units
256
320
Texture Units
16
160
Raster Operation Units
8
640
Execution Units
32
60
Power Consumption
45 W
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
