Intel Core i5 8279U vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-8279U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
28 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
8
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
24x
46
L1 Cache
32 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, LPDDR3-2133
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
384
4096
Texture Units
48
256
Raster Operation Units
6
128
Execution Units
48
512
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
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
-
Cinebench R23
4,440
-
Geekbench 6
1,313
4,282
Geekbench 5
951
-
Geekbench 6
4,465
29,052
Geekbench 5
3,929
-
Blender
59
-
Passmark CPU
2,365
-
Passmark CPU
7,732
-
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,065