Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 1230U
CPU Specs Compare
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
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,399
Cinebench R23
31,566
5,817
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,848
Geekbench 6
30,196
7,169
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
-
Passmark CPU
58,548
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