Intel Core i9 10900KF vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
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
i9-10900KF
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
6
Performance Core Threads
20
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
18
Total Thread Count
20
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
20 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
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
1,375
2,584
Cinebench R23
13,761
31,566
Geekbench 6
1,741
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,301
-
Geekbench 6
7,414
30,196
Geekbench 5
11,050
-
Cinebench 2024
936
2,071
Blender
271
-
Passmark CPU
3,118
6,027
Passmark CPU
22,915
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200