Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 10900KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Comet Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-10900KF
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1200
Power Consumption
64 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
20
Multiplier
46
37x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
2
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
1,741
Geekbench 6
29,052
7,414
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,065
936
Cinebench R23
-
1,375
Cinebench R23
-
13,761
Geekbench 5
-
1,301
Geekbench 5
-
11,050
Blender
-
271
Passmark CPU
-
3,118
Passmark CPU
-
22,915