Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 12450H
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M2, vs Intel Core i5 12450H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 37.1 GOps/s | 55.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 37.8 GOps/s | 41.1 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 175 M primes/s | 46 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 23.9 M strings/s | 21.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 9.5 GB/s | 11 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 187.1 MB/s | 198.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 1677 frames/s | 900 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 76 M matrices/s | 122 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1130 MB/s | 719.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 80.4 KLines/s | 57.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 235.3 pages/s | 201.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 266.1 MP/sec | 238.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 257.4 pages/s | 230.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.1 frames/s | 39.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 107 frames/s | 74.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 10.5 MP/sec | 12.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 562.3 PPW | 188.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 869.1 PPW | 367.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 32.3 PPW | 13.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 6.07 PPW | 2.57 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | June, 6, 2022 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | Alder Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i5-12450H |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 GPU | UHD Graphics (48EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.3 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Threads count | 8 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | n/a | 20x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 12 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 20 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 18 W | 35-45 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 95 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1744 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max Size | 24 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 28 |
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