Intel Core i5 12450H vs Apple M4 Max 16 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12450H with 8 cores 2GHz and Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12450H Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 70W)
Apple M4 Max 16 Core Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
1625
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+40%
2281
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
9883
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+177%
27392
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
2093
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+90%
3984
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
8263
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+216%
26185
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
96
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+94%
187
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
3434
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+32%
4534
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12450H
17466
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+150%
43708
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i5-12450H
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
Apple M-Socket
UHD Graphics (48EU)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
35-45 W
Power Consumption
70 W
95 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
20x
Multiplier
45
80 K per core
L1 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
-
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
384
Shader Units
5120
24
Texture Units
320
12
Raster Operation Units
160
48
Execution Units
640
15 W
Power Consumption
62
0.84 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
18.4 TFLOPS
