Apple M2 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5-12500E
Comparative analysis of Apple M2 (8-core GPU) and Intel Core i5-12500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple M2 (8-core GPU)
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3903 vs 3735
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 15 Jul 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 6 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 7 nm |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 3903 vs 3735 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500E
- 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
- Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.504 GHz
- 320x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 5.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 24 GB
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20699 vs 15582
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of threads | 12 vs 8 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.50 GHz vs 3.504 GHz |
| L1 cache | 480 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) |
| L2 cache | 7.5 MB vs 4 MB |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB vs 24 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 20699 vs 15582 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple M2 (8-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12500E
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| Name | Apple M2 (8-core GPU) | Intel Core i5-12500E |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 3903 | 3735 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15582 | 20699 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Apple M2 (8-core GPU) | Intel Core i5-12500E | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Avalanche/Blizzard | Alder Lake |
| Launch date | 15 Jul 2022 | 4 Jan 2022 |
| OS Support | macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.4.1 | |
| Place in performance rating | 285 | 291 |
| Processor Number | APL1109 | i5-12500E |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | |
| Series | 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors | |
| Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.424 GHz | |
| L1 cache | 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) | 480 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 7.5 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 3.504 GHz | 4.50 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
| Number of threads | 8 | 12 |
| Transistor count | 20 billion | |
| 64 bit support | ||
| L3 cache | 18 MB | |
| Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | 128 GB |
| Supported memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s |
Graphics |
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| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| Graphics base frequency | 1398 MHz | 300 MHz |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Device ID | 0x4690 | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.45 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Processor graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| Number of displays supported | 4 | |
Graphics image quality |
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| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm | |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA1700 | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | |
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2020C | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | |
| PCI Express revision | 5.0 and 4.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | ||
| Speed Shift technology | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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