Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core 3 305
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Apple M5
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
-
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
27 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
-
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
1400 MHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
6
Multiplier
46
15.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2.5 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
1
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
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Cinebench R23
15,912
-
Geekbench 6
4,251
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Geekbench 6
17,501
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Cinebench 2024
206
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Cinebench 2024
1,170
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