Product Compare
Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i3 N305
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2026 | Jan 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M5 | Alder Lake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Processor Number | i3-N305 | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1744 |
| Power Consumption | 27 W | 9-15 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.61 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 10 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 18 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 96 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 2 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 153 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 16 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 1 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2005 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 256 |
| Texture Units | 64 | 16 |
| Raster Operation Units | 32 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 32 |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 9 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2552 | 1017 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 15912 | 4409 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4251 | 1338 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 17501 | 5279 |