Intel Core i5 8279U vs Apple M3 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i5-8279U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
28 W
56 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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92 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
24x
40
L1 Cache
32 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
384
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
6
160
Execution Units
48
640
Power Consumption
15 W
60
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
1,950
Cinebench R23
4,440
24,002
Geekbench 6
1,313
3,227
Geekbench 5
951
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Geekbench 6
4,465
21,164
Geekbench 5
3,929
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Blender
59
415
Passmark CPU
2,365
4,790
Passmark CPU
7,732
41,188
Cinebench 2024
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142
Cinebench 2024
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1,683
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.