Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 1265U
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 G7 (96EU)
Processor Number
-
i7-1265U
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
72 W
12-15 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
1.8 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
18x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, 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
1250 MHz
Shader Units
5120
768
Texture Units
320
48
Raster Operation Units
160
24
Execution Units
640
96
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,737
Cinebench R23
31,566
8,040
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,503
Geekbench 6
30,196
2,916
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
3,341
Passmark CPU
58,548
13,724
Geekbench 5
-
1,699
Geekbench 5
-
7,725
Blender
-
59