Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 8500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2022
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M1
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
i5-8500
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Transistor Count
114 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
60 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
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Total Core Count
20
6
Total Thread Count
20
6
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
30x
L3 Cache
—
9 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
1100 MHz
Shader Units
8192
192
Texture Units
512
24
Raster Operation Units
256
3
Execution Units
1024
24
Power Consumption
120 W
15 W
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,420
1,372
Geekbench 6
18,680
5,468
Cinebench R23
—
1,051
Cinebench R23
—
5,502
Geekbench 5
—
1,022
Geekbench 5
—
4,846
Blender
—
98
Passmark CPU
—
2,460
Passmark CPU
—
9,561
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.