Apple M1 (8-core) vs Intel Core i5-12500H
36.5Single-core39.6
20.8Multi-core31.6
80Efficiency40.5
—iGPU36
31.1Platform53.8
2 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core i5-12500H wins this laptop processor face-off, 38.7 to 36.8, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+23) and Multi-core (+11). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)
- Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 41
- 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H
- Stronger Single-core score: 40 vs 37
- Stronger Multi-core score: 32 vs 21
- Stronger platform score: 54 vs 31
- 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
- 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
General
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 95 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 12+50% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Threads | 8 | 16+100% |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz+41% |
| L3 cache | — | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 8-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,300 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 16 GB | 64 GB+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,340+4% | 2,250 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,350 | 10,500+26% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,500 | 1,655+10% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,760 | 13,500+74% |
| PassMark | — | 22,600 |
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