Intel Core i5 12450H vs Apple M1

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450H, vs Apple M1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12450H and Apple M1
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 12450H
1587
Apple M1
1514
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
9947
Apple M1
7800
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
91
Apple M1
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
601
Apple M1
445
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
3325
Apple M1
3681
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
16524
Apple M1
14147
Integer Math55.3 GOps/s33.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math41.1 GOps/s35.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search46 M primes/s142 M primes/s
Random String Sort21.1 M strings/s21.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption11 GB/s8.6 GB/s
Data Compression198.8 MB/s168.8 MB/s
Physics900 frames/s1364 frames/s
Extended Instructions122 M matrices/s69 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
2246
Apple M1
2383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450H
8489
Apple M1
8765
File Compression719.1 MB/s936.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation57.2 KLines/s71.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser201.6 pages/s204.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering238.8 MP/sec241.1 MP/sec
Text Processing230.7 pages/s242.5 pages/s
Background Blur39.5 frames/s34.8 frames/s
Photo Processing74.2 frames/s79.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.4 MP/sec9.28 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12450H
115.78
Apple M1
95.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 188.6 PPW 626.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 367.2 PPW 1010.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.4 PPW 31.8 PPW
Blender / W 2.57 PPW 6.81 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 4, 2022 November, 20, 2020
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Alder Lake Apple M1
Model number i5-12450H n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU) Apple M1 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count88
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20xn/a
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 14 W
Max TDP (Boost) 95 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Size 64 GB 16 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 68.25 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

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