Apple M3 vs Intel Core i5 8400T
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
—
i5-8400T
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
20 W
35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
1.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
—
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
8
6
Multiplier
40x
17x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
1280
192
Texture Units
80
24
Raster Operation Units
40
3
Execution Units
160
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
774
Cinebench R23
10,448
3,638
Geekbench 6
3,009
1,120
Geekbench 6
11,805
3,670
Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
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Passmark CPU
4,850
1,917
Passmark CPU
19,597
7,447
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.