Intel Core i7 8557U vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-8557U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 645
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
15 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
8
18
Multiplier
17x
46
L1 Cache
32 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
8 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
614 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
1150 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
384
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
6
160
Execution Units
48
640
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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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
—
2,584
Cinebench R23
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31,566
Geekbench 6
—
4,355
Geekbench 6
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30,196
Cinebench 2024
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200
Cinebench 2024
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2,071
Passmark CPU
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6,027
Passmark CPU
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58,548
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.