Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 8600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i5-8600K
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
72 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
18
6
Multiplier
46
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
9 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
5120
192
Texture Units
320
24
Raster Operation Units
160
3
Execution Units
640
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,201
Cinebench R23
31,566
6,612
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,649
Geekbench 6
30,196
6,050
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
2,603
Passmark CPU
58,548
10,201
Geekbench 5
-
1,163
Geekbench 5
-
5,367