Intel Core i5 8279U vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8279U with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8279U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
1085
Apple M2 Max
+52%
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
4440
Apple M2 Max
+234%
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
1313
Apple M2 Max
+105%
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
4465
Apple M2 Max
+233%
14905
Blender
Intel Core i5 8279U
59
Apple M2 Max
+332%
255
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
951
Apple M2 Max
+110%
2004
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
3929
Apple M2 Max
+282%
15030
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
2365
Apple M2 Max
+75%
4149
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
7732
Apple M2 Max
+239%
26232
General Parameters
May 2019
Release Date
Jan 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M2
i5-8279U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
67 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
24x
Multiplier
35x
32 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
384
Shader Units
4864
48
Texture Units
304
6
Raster Operation Units
152
48
Execution Units
608
15 W
Power Consumption
70 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
