Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 8705G
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Kaby Lake G
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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Processor Number
-
i7-8705G
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-2270
Power Consumption
72 W
0 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
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Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
18
8
Multiplier
46
31x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.1 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
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Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
8
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,116
Cinebench R23
31,566
4,907
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,106
Geekbench 6
30,196
3,101
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
2,256
Passmark CPU
58,548
7,755
Geekbench 5
-
1,020
Geekbench 5
-
3,854