Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 12600T
We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz and Intel Core i5 12600T with 6 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Ultra
+75%
4061
Intel Core i5 12600T
2312
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Ultra
+272%
32898
Intel Core i5 12600T
8839
General Parameters
May 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
-
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
Power Consumption
35 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
24
Performance Cores
-
24
Performance Core Threads
-
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.89 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
32
Total Core Count
6
32
Total Thread Count
12
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
21.0
-
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
-
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
192 GB
Max Memory Size
-
8
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
10240
Shader Units
-
640
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
1280
Execution Units
32
120
Power Consumption
-
36.9 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
