Intel Core i5 1230U vs Apple M3 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2022
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
Apple M3
Processor Number
i5-1230U
-
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
9 W
56 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
92 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
10x
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
850 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
640
5120
Texture Units
40
320
Raster Operation Units
20
160
Execution Units
80
640
Power Consumption
15 W
60
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,399
1,950
Cinebench R23
5,817
24,002
Geekbench 6
1,848
3,227
Geekbench 6
7,169
21,164
Cinebench 2024
-
142
Cinebench 2024
-
1,683
Blender
-
415
Passmark CPU
-
4,790
Passmark CPU
-
41,188