Apple M3 VS Intel Core i7-12700K
Comparison of processors: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.06GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 5GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
Apple M3: Advantages
- Lower energy consumption
Intel Core i7-12700K: Advantages
- Higher number of cores (8 vs 12)
- Higher number of threads (8 vs 20)
- Newer PCIE version (4 vs 5)
- More PCIE lines ( vs 20)
- More single-core power
- More multi-core power
- Higher turbo frequency
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
140
116
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1841
1939
Cinebench R20 Single Core
-
757
Geekbench 6 Single Core
3072
2546
Geekbench 5 Single Core
2150
2084
Passmark Single Core
4853
4054
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
707
1175
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11178
23488
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
-
8750
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
11676
13295
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
10450
15499
Passmark Multi Core
19607
34598
Apple M3
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Intel Core i7-12700K
General Parameters
| Q4 2023 | Release Date | Q4 2021 |
| Apple | Manufacturer | Intel |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8-A | Instruction Set | ARMv8-A |
| Apple M3 | Core Architecture | Alder Lake-S |
| Apple M3 | Processor Number | Intel Core i7-12700K |
| AppleM-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 3nm | Fabrication Process | 10nm |
| AppleM-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 22 W | Energy Consumption | 125 W |
| 0 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 0 W |
| 100°C | Peak Operating | 100°C |
CPU Performance
| 4 | Main Cores | 8 |
| - | Main Threads | 0 |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | i7 |
| 4.06GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 5GHz |
| 4 | Efficient Cores | 4 |
| 0 | Efficient Threads | 0 |
| Base Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| 8 | Total Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Total Threads | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100MHz | |
| Multiplier | 36x | |
| L1 Cache | 64K per core | |
| 20MB shared | L2 Cache | 12MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 25MB shared | |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Sí |
Memory Parameters
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Type | DDR5-4800 |
| 24GB | Max Memory | 128GB |
| 2 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 102.4GB/S | Bandwidth | 76.8GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | Yes |
Graphics Card Parameters
| Yes | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| 390MHz | GPU Base Frequency | 300MHz |
| 1400MHz | Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 1500MHz |
| 1280 | Shaders | 256 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 16 |
| 0 | ROP Units | 8 |
| 0 | Execution Units | 32 |
| Energy Consumption | 15W |
Miscellaneous
| 4 | PCIE Version | 5 |
| PCIE Lines | 20 |
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