Intel Core i5 8500 vs Apple M1 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
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Processor Number
i5-8500
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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57 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
6
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
30x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1296 MHz
Shader Units
192
4096
Texture Units
24
256
Raster Operation Units
3
128
Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
60 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,051
1,545
Cinebench R23
5,502
12,440
Geekbench 6
1,372
2,410
Geekbench 5
1,022
1,783
Geekbench 6
5,468
12,480
Geekbench 5
4,846
12,511
Blender
98
212
Passmark CPU
2,460
3,833
Passmark CPU
9,561
22,121
Cinebench 2024
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114
Cinebench 2024
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793
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.