Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 10940X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Cascade Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-10940X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
27 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
14
Performance Core Threads
4
28
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
14
Total Thread Count
10
28
Multiplier
46
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
48
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,234
Cinebench R23
15,912
21,309
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,471
Geekbench 6
17,501
11,287
Cinebench 2024
206
-
Cinebench 2024
1,170
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,144
Geekbench 5
-
13,573
Passmark CPU
-
2,686
Passmark CPU
-
27,907