Quick/Comparisons
The Apple M3 Pro's iGPU outperforms the Intel Core i5 12600H's iGPU by a significant margin, making it the clear winner for gaming.
The Intel Core i5 12600H's multi-core performance is significantly lower than the Apple M3 Pro's, making it less suitable for creative workloads.
The Apple M3 Pro's efficiency score is nearly 1.6 times higher than the Intel Core i5 12600H's, making it the clear winner for power efficiency.
87 | Single-Core Performance | 66 |
46 | Multi-Core Performance | 34 |
84 | Power Efficiency |
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99 | Integrated Graphics | 41 |
73 | QucikComparison Final Score | 51 |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 30 W | TDP | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 143 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 104 |
| 1059 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 752 |
| 3163 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2343 |
| 15512 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10489 |
| 1560 MB/sec | File compression | 895.9 MB/sec |
| 132.6 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 75.3 Klines/sec |
| 382.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 259.2 pages/sec |
| 393.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 309.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 301 pages/sec | Text processing | 229.9 pages/sec |
| 61.4 images/sec | Background blur | 46.9 images/sec |
| 144.1 images/sec | Photo processing | 93.5 images/sec |
| 19.7 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 16.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4232 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3467 |
| 23932 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 20781 |
| 55.8 GOps/sec | Integer math | 70.3 GOps/sec |
| 64.6 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 50.8 GOps/sec |
| 239M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 68M Primes/sec |
| 35M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 27.6M Strings/sec |
| 14.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 14.6 GBytes/sec |
| 287.1 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 247.1 MBytes/sec |
| 2045 Frames/sec | Physics | 1200 Frames/sec |
| 14B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 14.5B Matrices/sec |
| 228.7 | Blender CPU | 183.85 |
| 35.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW |
| 517.1 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 233.1 PPW |
| 797.7 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 461.8 PPW |
| 7.62 PPW | Blender / Watt | 4.09 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 4 |
| 6 | P-Threads | 8 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.7 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 6 | E-Cores | 8 |
| 6 | E-Threads | 8 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 16 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 27x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 16MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz |
| 2304 | Shading Units | 640 |
| 144 | TMUs | 40 |
| 72 | ROPs | 20 |
| 288 | Execution Units | 80 |
| 6.4 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 1.8 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| 36 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 12 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 153.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | — |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| October 30, 2023 | Released | January 4, 2022 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Alder Lake |
| — | Model number | i5-12600H |
| Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) | Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 37 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 30 W | TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | BGA-1744 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
