Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 9940X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Processor Number
—
i9-9940X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
27 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
88 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
14
Performance Core Threads
4
28
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
14
Total Thread Count
10
28
Multiplier
46
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
—
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,228
Cinebench R23
15,912
15,351
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,328
Geekbench 6
17,501
9,787
Cinebench 2024
206
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Cinebench 2024
1,170
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Geekbench 5
—
1,189
Geekbench 5
—
14,374
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.