Intel Core i5-12500E vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-12500E vs Apple M1 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Blender, MATLAB, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, RealBench, 3DMark, PassMark, Handbrake, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or Intel Core i5-12500E.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-12500E

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500E

55%

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.0	95.8
Valorant	110.2	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.7	61.0
Apex Legends	103.6	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.7	81.7
Overwatch	89.3	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	75.1
DOOM Eternal	55.1	54.5
Warzone	86.0	84.9
Assassin's Creed	92.6	91.5
Valheim	91.5	90.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12500E

84%

388%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12500E since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12500E	Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	292	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2138	1163
Cinbench 20 Single-core	701	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4856	1987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1639	1512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16007	7782

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12500E	Apple M1
Single-Core	3841	3413
Multi-Core	22411	22028

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12500E	Apple M1
Single-Core	1651	1746
Multi-Core	8836	7683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12500E	Apple M1
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	M1
Core name	Alder Lake	4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	x86	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	12	1
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		4266
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		2MB
L2 cache		16MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		APL1102

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12500E is 3% better than M1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 has 2 more core than Core i5-12500E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12500E is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 9
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12500E and Apple M1 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12500E - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12500E specs and review.

• Apple M1 specs and review.