Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 10920X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Cascade Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-10920X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
64 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
94 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
18
24
Multiplier
46
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
4096
-
Texture Units
256
-
Raster Operation Units
128
-
Execution Units
512
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
48
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
1,696
Geekbench 6
29,052
9,541
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,065
-
Cinebench R23
-
1,280
Cinebench R23
-
15,354
Geekbench 5
-
1,201
Geekbench 5
-
13,408
Passmark CPU
-
2,738
Passmark CPU
-
26,244