Intel Core i7 12650HX vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12650HX, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12650HX and Apple M5 (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 i7 12650HX
1739
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
18292
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2457
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
20612
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math78.7 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math39.2 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search100 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort29.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption15.3 GB/sn/a
Data Compression278.1 MB/sn/a
Physics1596 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions106 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2401
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
12087
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compressionn/a1770 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a412.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a438.2 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a419.8 pages/s
Background Blurn/a79.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 219.8 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 374.8 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced May, 10, 2022 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i7-12650HX T8142
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores86
Threads86
Frequency1.5 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1410
Threads count2010
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W n/a
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-9600
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 153 GB

Other

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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