Product Compare
Intel Core i9 9960X vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Apple M5 |
| Processor Number | i9-9960X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2066 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 165 W | 72 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 85 °C | 100 °C |
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 16 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 32 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 18 |
| Total Thread Count | 32 | 18 |
| L1 Cache | 32 K per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 22 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 4.38 GHz | |
| Multiplier | 46 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 614 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| 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 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1075 | 2584 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 17953 | 31566 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1432 | 4355 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 10707 | 30196 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2608 | 6027 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 30525 | 58548 |