Apple M1 Max vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 6400)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
1545
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+16%
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
+9%
12440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
2410
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+6%
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
+21%
12480
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
10282
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
+14%
114
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
100
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
+38%
793
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
571
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
-
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
235U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
57 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
2
10
Performance Core Threads
4
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
20
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
24 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1296 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
4096
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
128
Raster Operation Units
-
60 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
10.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
