Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Haswell E
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i7-5960X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
2.6 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
22 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
64 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
4096
-
Texture Units
256
-
Raster Operation Units
128
-
Execution Units
512
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
1,244
Geekbench 6
29,052
6,669
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,065
-
Cinebench R23
-
1,057
Cinebench R23
-
9,850
Passmark CPU
-
1,963
Passmark CPU
-
12,655