Intel Core i9 11950H vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2021
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Tiger Lake H45
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-11950H
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1787
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35-45 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1-2.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
21-26x
46
L1 Cache
96 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
256
5120
Texture Units
16
320
Raster Operation Units
8
160
Execution Units
32
640
Power Consumption
15 W
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
4.0
-
PCIe Lanes
20
-

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,550
2,584
Cinebench R23
12,649
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,010
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,608
-
Geekbench 6
7,997
30,196
Geekbench 5
9,258
-
Blender
209
-
Passmark CPU
3,214
6,027
Passmark CPU
21,741
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071