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Intel Core i5 10500 vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date May 2020 Mar 2026
Manufacturer Intel Apple
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Core Architecture Comet Lake Apple M5
Processor Number i5-10500
Integrated Graphics UHD Graphics 630 Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process 14 nm 3 nm
Socket LGA-1200 Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption 65 W 72 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Transistor Count 28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 6 6
Performance Core Threads 12 6
Performance Core Base Frequency 3.1 GHz 4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz
Total Core Count 6 18
Total Thread Count 12 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 31x 46
L1 Cache 64 K per core 192 K per core
L2 Cache 256 K per core
L3 Cache 12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR4-2666 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true true
GPU Base Frequency 350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 1150 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
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 3.0
PCIe Lanes 16
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core 1078 2584
Cinebench R23 Multi Core 8137 31566
Geekbench 6 Single Core 1553 4355
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 6491 30196
Passmark CPU Single Core 2751 6027
Passmark CPU Multi Core 12835 58548