Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core i5 8600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i5-8600K
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
70 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
6
Multiplier
45
36x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
9 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
5120
192
Texture Units
320
24
Raster Operation Units
160
3
Execution Units
640
24
Power Consumption
62
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
1,201
Cinebench R23
27,392
6,612
Geekbench 6
3,984
1,649
Geekbench 6
26,185
6,050
Cinebench 2024
187
-
Cinebench 2024
2,045
-
Passmark CPU
4,534
2,603
Passmark CPU
43,708
10,201
Geekbench 5
-
1,163
Geekbench 5
-
5,367