Apple M1 (8C8G) vs Intel Core i5-8500 Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	6 Cores 6 Threads 3GHz
TDP 20W	TDP 65W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s DDR4
iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 630 1100MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1151

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 (8C8G)2,380

x1.84

Core i5-85001,294

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	6 Cores 6P -
8 Threads 4P 4E	6 Threads 6P -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.1GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 9MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type DDR4
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 2666MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 42.7GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 20W	TDP 65W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 1

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 8GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU UHD 630 1100MHz
Shaders 1024	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Skylake
Family M Series	Family Core 8th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Coffee Lake-B Coffee Lake-6CVariant - -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Jan 1, 2018

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node 14nm++
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 150mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 2.5 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(M1, Late 2020)	Desktops -
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones iMac 21.5(Early 2019)iMac 27(Early 2019)

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