Intel Core i5 9600KF vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-9600KF
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
95 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Total Core Count
6
18
Total Thread Count
6
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
37x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
-
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
-
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
5120
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
640
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,251
2,584
Cinebench R23
7,218
31,566
Geekbench 6
1,618
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,206
-
Geekbench 6
6,268
30,196
Geekbench 5
5,559
-
Blender
88
-
Passmark CPU
2,752
6,027
Passmark CPU
10,742
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071