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Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) vs Intel Core i3-12100F

Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-12100F
41Inno Score
—Single-core55.3
—Multi-core34.2
52.5Gamingspec-based36
8 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)0 spec wins — Intel Core i3-12100F

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

  • 800% higher cores: 36 vs 4
  • 350% higher threads: 36 vs 8
  • 300% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 128 GB
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Lower launch price: $97 vs $12,299

General

General comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
Announced20262022
Socket—LGA1700
Process3 nm+70%10 nm
Base TDP—58 W
Max turbo power—89 W
Unlocked multiplier—No
Cooler included—Yes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
Cores36+800%4
Performance cores12+200%4
Efficiency cores240
Threads36+350%8
Base clock—3.3 GHz
Boost clock4.6 GHz+7%4.3 GHz
L2 cache—5 MB
L3 cache—12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
iGPUApple 80-core GPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
Memory support—DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory512 GB+300%128 GB
Memory channels—2

Platform

Platform comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
PCIe version—5
CPU PCIe lanes—20

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) versus Intel Core i3-12100F
SpecApple M5 Ultra (36-core)Intel Core i3-12100F
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,050Top 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—6,700Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,680Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark—14,100Bottom 24%

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