Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Panther Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
358H
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Integrated Graphics
Arc B390
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Generation
Ultra X7 (Panther Lake-H)
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Package

Manufacturing Process
2 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA2540
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
15-25 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
80 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
-
Package
FC-BGA
-
Transistor Count
-
28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
12
12
Efficiency Core Threads
12
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
19
46
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2560 K per core
-
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
-

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
96 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2500 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
1536
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
24
160
Execution Units
12
640

AI Accelerator

Theoretical performance
50
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
-
PCIe Lanes
12
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,122
2,584
Cinebench R23
21,056
31,566
Geekbench 6
2,914
4,355
Geekbench 6
16,889
30,196
Cinebench 2024
124
200
Cinebench 2024
1,125
2,071
Passmark CPU
4,107
6,027
Passmark CPU
33,972
58,548