Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i5 14450HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i5 14450HX with 10 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 14450HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (55W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+8%
1950
Intel Core i5 14450HX
1802
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+46%
24002
Intel Core i5 14450HX
16374
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+27%
3227
Intel Core i5 14450HX
2522
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+78%
21164
Intel Core i5 14450HX
11849
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+25%
4790
Intel Core i5 14450HX
3822
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+61%
41188
Intel Core i5 14450HX
25545
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i5-14450HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (16EU)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
16
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
24
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600,DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
5120
Shader Units
128
320
Texture Units
8
160
Raster Operation Units
4
640
Execution Units
16
60
Power Consumption
6-15
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
