Intel Core i5 8400 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-8400
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
18
Total Thread Count
6
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
28x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
9 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
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
192
4096
Texture Units
24
256
Raster Operation Units
3
128
Execution Units
24
512
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
1,026
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Cinebench R23
5,798
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Geekbench 6
1,298
4,282
Geekbench 5
1,032
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Geekbench 6
4,677
29,052
Geekbench 5
4,611
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Blender
83
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Passmark CPU
2,387
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Passmark CPU
9,214
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Cinebench 2024
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200
Cinebench 2024
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2,065
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.