Intel Core i3 8100 vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i3-8100
-
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
4
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
28x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
-
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
192
5120
Texture Units
24
320
Raster Operation Units
3
160
Execution Units
24
640
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
936
2,584
Cinebench R23
3,597
31,566
Geekbench 6
1,223
4,355
Geekbench 5
946
-
Geekbench 6
3,646
30,196
Geekbench 5
3,315
-
Blender
62
-
Passmark CPU
2,224
6,027
Passmark CPU
6,158
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071