Intel Core i3 N300 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i3-N300
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1264
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
7 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Efficiency Core Threads
8
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.8 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
8
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
8
46
L1 Cache
96 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
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L3 Cache
6 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Cores
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6
Performance Core Threads
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6
Performance Core Base Frequency
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4.61 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
16 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
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Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
256
4096
Texture Units
16
256
Raster Operation Units
8
128
Execution Units
32
512
Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
9
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
513
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Cinebench R23
2,545
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Geekbench 6
1,189
4,282
Geekbench 6
3,217
29,052
Passmark CPU
2,098
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Passmark CPU
8,469
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Cinebench 2024
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200
Cinebench 2024
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2,065
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.