Intel Core i5 12450HX vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450HX, vs Apple M4 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12450HX and Apple M4 (10-Core)
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 12450HX
1583
Apple M4 (10-Core)
2102
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10035
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3360
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18320
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Integer Math57.2 GOps/s55.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math43.1 GOps/s50 GOps/s
Prime Number Search54 M primes/s269 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.3 M strings/s34.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.1 GB/s15.2 GB/s
Data Compression219.7 MB/s286.6 MB/s
Physics1102 frames/s2525 frames/s
Extended Instructions139 M matrices/s14 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2262
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9541
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
File Compression825.6 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation63.4 KLines/s118.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser238.5 pages/s335.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering252.2 MP/sec396.3 MP/sec
Text Processing223.8 pages/s357.1 pages/s
Background Blur46.2 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Photo Processing91.6 frames/s141.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing15 MP/sec17.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12450HX
131.01
Apple M4 (10-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 173.5 PPW 686.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.1 PPW 1092.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11.3 PPW 44.4 PPW
Blender / W 2.38 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced May, 10, 2022 May, 7, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M4
Model number i5-12450HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.4 GHz 4.41 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency1.8 GHz2.59 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.1 GHzn/a
General
Cores count810
Threads count1210
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier24x44x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 22 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 120 GB

Other

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

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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