Product Compare
Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i5 8500
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2023 | Apr 2018 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M3 | Coffee Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core) | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Processor Number | i5-8500 | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 37 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1151 |
| Power Consumption | 30 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 6 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 6 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.75 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 2.57 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 12 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 12 | 6 |
| Multiplier | 40 | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 256 K per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Memory Size | 36 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 3 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1600 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2304 | 192 |
| Texture Units | 144 | 24 |
| Raster Operation Units | 72 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 288 | 24 |
| Power Consumption | 30 | 15 W |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1978 | 1051 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 15098 | 5502 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3160 | 1372 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 15083 | 5468 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 4401 | 2460 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 25201 | 9561 |