Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core 5 315
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M3
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
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Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
56 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
2
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
6
Multiplier
40
15.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
2.5 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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6 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
5120
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Texture Units
320
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Raster Operation Units
160
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Execution Units
640
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Power Consumption
60
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4
PCIe Lanes
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6
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
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15 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
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Cinebench R23
24,002
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Geekbench 6
3,227
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Geekbench 6
21,164
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Cinebench 2024
142
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Cinebench 2024
1,683
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Blender
415
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Passmark CPU
4,790
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Passmark CPU
41,188
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.