Intel Core i5 8600K vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-8600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
95 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
5
Performance Core Threads
6
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
15
Total Thread Count
6
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
36x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
9 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,201
2,569
Cinebench R23
6,612
22,591
Geekbench 6
1,649
4,283
Geekbench 5
1,163
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Geekbench 6
6,050
23,517
Geekbench 5
5,367
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Passmark CPU
2,603
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Passmark CPU
10,201
-
Cinebench 2024
-
208
Cinebench 2024
-
1,623