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Intel Atom C3858 vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Multi-core performance
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At a glance

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Intel Atom C3858Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
FamilyIntel Atom (108)Apple M series (38)
CPU groupIntel Atom C3000 (20)Apple M5 (6)
ArchitectureDenvertonM5
Technology14 nm3 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketBGA 1310
PredecessorApple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads12 / 1218 / 18
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 12x
2.00 GHz
6x Super-Core
0.91 - 4.61 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 12x Performance-Core
0.90 - 3.05 GHz
L2-Cache12.00 MB22.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameno iGPUApple M5 Max (40 Core)
GPU frequency0.34 - 1.90 GHz
CUs / Shader / 640 / 5120
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory128 GB
Technology3 nm
Release dateQ1/2026

NPU AI performance

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AI hardwareApple Neural Engine
AI specifications16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory256 GB128 GB
Memory channels28
ECCYesNo
PCIe3.0 x 165.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP25 W60 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
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T. junction max.100 °C100 °C

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxmacOS, iPadOS
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)Armv9.2-A (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release dateQ3/2017Q1/2026
Release price332 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Atom C3858
Intel Atom C3858
12C / 12T · 2.00 GHz
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 0.91 - 4.61 GHz

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