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Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 8257U

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Mar 2026 Jul 2019
Manufacturer Apple Intel
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Core Architecture Apple M5 Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Iris Plus Graphics 645
Processor Number i5-8257U
Package
Transistor Count 28 billions
Manufacturing Process 3 nm 14 nm
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1528
Power Consumption 64 W 15 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100 °C 100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 6 4
Performance Core Threads 6 8
Performance Core Base Frequency 4.61 GHz 1.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 4.38 GHz
Total Core Count 18 4
Total Thread Count 18 8
Multiplier 46 14x
L1 Cache 192 K per core 32 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 3.9 GHz
L2 Cache 256 K per core
L3 Cache 6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types LPDDR5X-9600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No No
Max Memory Channels 2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2005 MHz 1050 MHz
Shader Units 4096 384
Texture Units 256 48
Raster Operation Units 128 6
Execution Units 512 48
GPU Base Frequency 300 MHz
Power Consumption 15 W
Max Resolution 4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 3.0
PCIe Lanes 16
Extended Instruction Set SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core 4282 1210
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 29052 3922