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Intel Core 3 100U vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Jan 2024 Mar 2026
Manufacturer Intel Apple
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Core Architecture Raptor Lake Refresh Apple M5
Processor Number 100U
Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Generation Core 3 (Raptor Lake-U)
Package
Manufacturing Process 10 nm 3 nm
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption 12-15 W 72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption 55 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100°C 100 °C
Foundry Intel
Package FC-BGA16F
Transistor Count 28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 2 6
Performance Core Threads 4 6
Performance Core Base Frequency 1.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores 4 12
Efficiency Core Threads 4 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 0.9 GHz 4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency 3.3 GHz
Total Core Count 6 18
Total Thread Count 8 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 46
L1 Cache 80 K per core 192 K per core
L2 Cache 1280 K per core
L3 Cache 10 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No No
SMP 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Max Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true true
GPU Base Frequency 300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 1250 MHz 2005 MHz
Shader Units 512 5120
Texture Units 32 320
Raster Operation Units 16 160
Execution Units 64 640
Power Consumption 15 W
Max Resolution 7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 4.0
PCIe Lanes 20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core 1748 2584
Cinebench R23 Multi Core 6451 31566
Geekbench 6 Single Core 2228 4355
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 6209 30196