Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

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Review

Intel Core i9 12900KF
Apple M5 (10-Core)
Single-Core Performance
76
100
Multi-Core Performance
62
53
Power Efficiency
49
97
QucikComparison Final Score
69
81
Integrated Graphics
0
81
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i9 12900KF and Apple M5 (10-Core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 12900KF

  • + 8 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 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 i9 12900KF
  • Solid single-core performance
  • High core count (16 cores)
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • High power draw (125W TDP)
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
  • Older generation architecture

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 12900KF processor with strong single-core performance (76/100). 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 i9 12900KF +33%
365.61
Apple M5 (10-Core)
275.89
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i9 12900KF
115
Apple M5 (10-Core) +81%
208
Intel Core i9 12900KF Apple M5 (10-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1463 1183

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2686 4276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 16140 17862
File compression 1150 MB/sec 1790 MB/sec
Clang compilation 141 Klines/sec 138 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 363.2 pages/sec 427.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 475.6 Mpixels/sec 430.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 274.8 pages/sec 421.1 pages/sec
Background blur 66.8 images/sec 78.7 images/sec
Photo processing 138.5 images/sec 156.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 33.9 Mpixels/sec 21.6 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 4132 5803
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 40732 27718
Integer math 138.8 GOps/sec 57.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 105.3 GOps/sec 78.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 140M Primes/sec 335M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 56.9M Strings/sec 36.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.4 GBytes/sec 17.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 535.2 MBytes/sec 313 MBytes/sec
Physics 2077 Frames/sec 3338 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.6B Matrices/sec 16.1B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.7 PPW 43.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 129.1 PPW 661.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 325.9 PPW 1026.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.92 PPW 10.22 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released 27-Oct-21 15-Oct-25
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M5
Model number i9-12900KF T8142
Integrated GPU No Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 16 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
E-Cores 8 6
E-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz
Total Cores 16 10
Total Threads 24 10
Multiplier 32x 46x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 14MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 27 W
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1280
TMUs 80
ROPs 40
Execution Units 160
iGPU FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗
Memory Types -8000 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 153 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

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