Intel Core i7 8705G vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

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CPU Intel Core i7 8705G Intel · 2018-01

CPU Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Apple · 2026-03

General Parameters

Release Date

Jan 2018

Mar 2026

Manufacturer

Intel

Apple

Type

Laptop

Laptop

Instruction Set

x86-64

ARMv9

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake G

Apple M5

Processor Number

i7-8705G

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Integrated Graphics

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Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Package

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

3 nm

Socket

BGA-2270

Apple M-Socket

Power Consumption

0 W

64 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

3.1 GHz

4.61 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

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Total Core Count

4

18

Total Thread Count

8

18

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

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Multiplier

31x

46

L1 Cache

64 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

—

12

Efficiency Core Threads

—

12

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

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4.38 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

DDR4-2400

LPDDR5X-9600

Max Memory Size

64 GB

128 GB

Max Memory Channels

2

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Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5 GB/s

460.8 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

No

No

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

3.0

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PCIe Lanes

8

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Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

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2005 MHz

Shader Units

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4096

Texture Units

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256

Raster Operation Units

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128

Execution Units

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512

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

1,116

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Cinebench R23

4,907

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Geekbench 6

1,106

4,282

Geekbench 5

1,020

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Geekbench 6

3,101

29,052

Geekbench 5

3,854

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Passmark CPU

2,256

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Passmark CPU

7,755

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Cinebench 2024

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200

Cinebench 2024

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2,065

▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.