Intel Core i5 12400F vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400F, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12400F and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
1704
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
12047
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
88
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
620
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
3487
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
19465
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math60 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math46.8 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search72 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort22.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption11.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression233.9 MB/sn/a
Physics1207 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions158 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
2300
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
9477
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression789 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation69.9 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser221 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing230 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur49.5 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing77.9 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing16.2 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12400F
161.36
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 145.8 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 299.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.5 PPW 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 2.48 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 4, 2022 September, 9, 2024
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M4
Model number i5-12400F APL1V07
Integrated GPU No Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Frequency 2.5 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a2.42 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count126
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier25x40x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 117 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 128 GB 8 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 60 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) the clear winner in this comparison.

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