Intel Core i5 8259U vs Apple M3 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 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 30W)
Apple M3 Pro Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (153.6GB/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 Pro
+120%
1978
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
Apple M3 Pro
+323%
15098
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Apple M3 Pro
+159%
3160
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Apple M3 Pro
+247%
15083
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
65
Apple M3 Pro
+289%
253
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
2239
Apple M3 Pro
+96%
4401
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
8002
Apple M3 Pro
+214%
25201
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 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
37 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
23x
Multiplier
40
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
16 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
36 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
3
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 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
2304
48
Texture Units
144
6
Raster Operation Units
72
48
Execution Units
288
15 W
Power Consumption
30
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
