Apple M3 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12500E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+99%
3247
Intel Core i5 12500E
1625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Ultra
+251%
28107
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
General Parameters
Mar 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
184 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
24
Performance Cores
-
24
Performance Core Threads
-
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
32
Total Core Count
6
32
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
29
-
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
-
L2 Cache
7.5 MB
-
L3 Cache
18 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
512 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
819.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
10240
Shader Units
-
640
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
1280
Execution Units
32
140
Power Consumption
-
