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Review

Intel Core i7 12700H
Apple M5 (10-Core)
Single-Core Performance
66
100
Multi-Core Performance
40
53
Power Efficiency
52
97
Integrated Graphics
48
81
QucikComparison Final Score
54
81
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 12700H and Apple M5 (10-Core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 12700H

  • + 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1744 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Apple M5 (10-Core)

  • + 4 P-cores + 6 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M5 architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core i7 12700H processor with strong single-core performance (66/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Apple M5 (10-Core)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Apple M5 (10-Core) processor with strong single-core performance (100/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700H
197.87
Apple M5 (10-Core) +39%
275.89
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 12700H
103
Apple M5 (10-Core) +102%
208
Intel Core i7 12700H Apple M5 (10-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1055 1183

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2353 4276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11165 17862
File compression 907 MB/sec 1790 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 138 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 427.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 430.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 421.1 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 78.7 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 156.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 21.6 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3499 5803
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 25194 27718
Integer math 88.6 GOps/sec 57.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64 GOps/sec 78.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 92M Primes/sec 335M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.9M Strings/sec 36.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 17.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 295.5 MBytes/sec 313 MBytes/sec
Physics 1490 Frames/sec 3338 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.6B Matrices/sec 16.1B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 43.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 661.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 559.9 PPW 1026.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 10.22 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 4, 2022 October 15, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M5
Model number i7-12700H T8142
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 4.61 GHz
E-Cores 8 6
E-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 3.0 GHz
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 10
Multiplier 23x 46x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 27 W
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 768 1280
TMUs 48 80
ROPs 24 40
Execution Units 96 160
iGPU FLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Memory Types - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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