Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 7900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-7900X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
72 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 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
33x
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
-
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
-
14 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
44
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,203
Cinebench R23
31,566
14,998
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,323
Geekbench 6
30,196
8,536
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
2,556
Passmark CPU
58,548
20,991