Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
285HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)
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Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-55 W
64 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-LGA18V
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Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
16
12
Efficiency Core Threads
16
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.38 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
28
46
L1 Cache
112 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
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L3 Cache
36 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
512
4096
Texture Units
32
256
Raster Operation Units
16
128
Execution Units
64
512
Power Consumption
14
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
24
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,009
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Cinebench R23
35,408
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Geekbench 6
3,113
4,282
Geekbench 6
21,819
29,052
Cinebench 2024
135
200
Cinebench 2024
2,024
2,065
Blender
526
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.