M5 Max (18C40G) vs Intel Core i7-11700B

M5 Max (18C40G)
Intel Core i7-11700B
18 Cores
18 Threads
4.61GHz Clock
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
BGA 1787
iGPU
40-Core M5 Max
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
740 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 4,340
107%
GB6M 29,335
110%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,615
62%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 11,100
26%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Apple Silicon 15
Architecture
Tiger Lake
Family
M Series
Family
Core 11th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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M5 Max
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AS15P
M-Core
AS15M
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Codename
Tiger Lake-B
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Tiger Lake-8C
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Willow Cove
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/3/2026
Release Date
6/11/2021
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N3P
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Node
10nm SuperFin
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Die Size
Unknown
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Die Size
190 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
12.4 Billion
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Unknown
BGA 1787
18 Cores
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12 M-Cores
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8 Cores
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18 Threads
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12 M-Cores
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16 Threads
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4.61GHz
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3.2GHz
4.8GHz Boost
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M-Core
4.38GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
8GB/s
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Bi-directional
16GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/Core
6-way set associative
192KB/M-Core
6-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/Core
4-way set associative
128KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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16MB Shared (M-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
20-way set associative
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L3
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24MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
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Channels
4
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
4800MHz
Transfer Rate
9600MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
153.6GB/s
Bandwidth
614.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
140W
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TDP
65W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
40-Core M5 Max
5120 Shaders
1620MHz
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
H17 Hyperion
GNA 2.0
2448.0MHz
16 Cores
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38 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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