Intel Core i5 7600K vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core i5 7600K

Intel 2017-01
C

Apple M5 (8-core GPU)

Apple 2026-03

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-7600K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 630
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)

Package

Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
91 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
4
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
38x
46
L1 Cache
256 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.0 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
35.76 GB/s
153 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
1024
Texture Units
24
64
Raster Operation Units
3
32
Execution Units
24
128
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,166
2,552
Cinebench R23
4,143
15,912
Geekbench 6
1,073
4,251
Geekbench 5
1,055
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Geekbench 6
1,948
17,501
Geekbench 5
3,697
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Passmark CPU
2,557
-
Passmark CPU
6,792
-
Cinebench 2024
-
206
Cinebench 2024
-
1,170