Intel Core i5 8259U vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8259U Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 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 (4.05GHz vs 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
899
Apple M3 Max
+116%
1950
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
Apple M3 Max
+573%
24002
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Apple M3 Max
+164%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Apple M3 Max
+387%
21164
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
65
Apple M3 Max
+538%
415
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
2239
Apple M3 Max
+113%
4790
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
8002
Apple M3 Max
+414%
41188
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
i5-8259U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
56 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
23x
Multiplier
40
64 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
128 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
500 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
384
Shader Units
5120
48
Texture Units
320
6
Raster Operation Units
160
48
Execution Units
640
15 W
Power Consumption
60
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
