Intel Core i5 8600K vs Apple M2 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M2
Processor Number
i5-8600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
95 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Transistor Count
-
67 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
6
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
36x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1398 MHz
Shader Units
192
4864
Texture Units
24
304
Raster Operation Units
3
152
Execution Units
24
608
Power Consumption
15 W
70 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,201
1,651
Cinebench R23
6,612
14,852
Geekbench 6
1,649
2,696
Geekbench 5
1,163
2,004
Geekbench 6
6,050
14,905
Geekbench 5
5,367
15,030
Passmark CPU
2,603
4,149
Passmark CPU
10,201
26,232
Cinebench 2024
-
121
Cinebench 2024
-
1,050
Blender
-
255