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Intel Processor N50 vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Processor N50
25 %
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 2T · 3.20 GHz
18C / 18T · 0.91 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
Apple M5 Max (40 Core)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Processor N (9) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake N | M5 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.40 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
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| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) | Apple M5 Max (40 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.25 - 0.75 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | 640 / 5120 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
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| Memory | LPDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 8 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 9 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.9 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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