Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Lunar Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Arc Graphics 140V
Processor Number
-
266V
Generation
-
Ultra 7(Lunar Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2833
Power Consumption
72 W
17-37 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Foundry
-
TSMC
Package
-
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
2.2 GHz
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
8
Multiplier
46
22x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 KB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L0 Cache
-
48 KB
L2 Cache
-
14 MB
L3 Cache
-
12 MB
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
136 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2000 MHz
Shader Units
5120
1024
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
8
GPU Base Frequency
-
600 MHz
AI Accelerator
NPU
-
Intel® AI Boost
Theoretical performance
-
48 TOPS
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
2,081
Cinebench R23
31,566
12,798
Geekbench 6
4,355
2,906
Geekbench 6
30,196
11,358
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
-
Passmark CPU
58,548
-