Intel Core i5-12400 vs Apple A6X

Last updated: 2023-11-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12400		Apple A6X
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-12400 or Apple A6X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-12400 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12400 was released in Q1/2022. The Apple A6X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X was released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	Apple A6/A6X (2)
12	Generation	6
Alder Lake S	Architecture	A6
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i5-11400	Predecessor	Apple A5X
Intel Core i5-13400	Successor	Apple A8X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-12400 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12400 is 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Apple A6X has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6X is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Core i5-12400	Characteristic	Apple A6X
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz	Frequency	1.40 GHz
4.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-12400	Characteristic	Apple A6X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i5-12400 or Apple A6X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.45 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
12	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	1
24	Compute units	16
192	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	10

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-12400 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Apple A6X supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Core i5-12400	Characteristic	Apple A6X
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR2-1066
128 GB	Max. Memory	1 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
7.50 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
18.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-12400 is 65 W, while the Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i5-12400	Characteristic	Apple A6X
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
117 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-12400 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 25.50 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i5-12400	Characteristic	Apple A6X
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1700	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	iOS
Q1/2022	Release date	Q3/2012
192 $	Release price	--

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-12400 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz	557 (100%)
	Apple A6X PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz	77 (14%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	102 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	701 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1623 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	12454 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1647 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	9451 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2181 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	8820 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	664 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	4784 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	170 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	19559 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	4737 (100%)
	Apple A6X 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i5-12400 12,454 CB R23 MC @ 82 W	152 (100%)
	Apple A6X 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-12400	Apple A6X
Unknown	Apple iPad (4. Gen)

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