Intel Core i5 12500 vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . 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
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500
1805
Apple M4 Ultra
+21%
2200
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500
12471
Apple M4 Ultra
+259%
44822
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500
2032
Apple M4 Ultra
+99%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500
6066
Apple M4 Ultra
+442%
32898
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i5-12500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
24
12
Performance Core Threads
24
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
6
Total Core Count
32
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
30x
Multiplier
45
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
-
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
256
Shader Units
10240
16
Texture Units
640
8
Raster Operation Units
320
32
Execution Units
1280
15 W
Power Consumption
120
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
