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Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 1230U

	CPU Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)	CPU Intel Core i5 1230U
General Parameters
Release Date	Mar 2026	Feb 2022
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv9	x86-64
Core Architecture	Apple M5	Alder Lake-U
Integrated Graphics	Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)	Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Processor Number		i5-1230U
Package
Transistor Count	28 billions
Manufacturing Process	3 nm	10 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket	LGA-1700
Power Consumption	72 W	9 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	2
Performance Core Threads	6
Performance Core Base Frequency	4.61 GHz	1.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores	12	8
Efficiency Core Threads	12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	4.38 GHz
Total Core Count	18	10
Total Thread Count	18	12
Multiplier	46	10x
L1 Cache	192 K per core	80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency		4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency		100 MHz
L2 Cache		1280 K per core
L3 Cache		12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5X-9600	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Size	128 GB	64 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth	614 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Max Memory Channels		2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	2005 MHz	850 MHz
Shader Units	5120	640
Texture Units	320	40
Raster Operation Units	160	20
Execution Units	640	80
GPU Base Frequency		300 MHz
Power Consumption		15 W
Miscellaneous
Official Website		Official Link ↗
PCIe Version		4.0
PCIe Lanes		14
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	2584	1399
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	31566	5817
Geekbench 6 Single Core	4355	1848
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	30196	7169