Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i3 1305U

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) (97/100)

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core i3 1305U (41/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 60)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 59)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core i3 1305U
Intel

Intel Core i3 1305U

41/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 60.0 Average
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 59.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.2 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 1.6 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 16x
P-Cores 6 1
P-Threads 6 2
Total Cores 18 5
Total Threads 18 6
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache — 10MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.5 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 18.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 21.9 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 544.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 111.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 113.3 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 46.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 7.07 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 221.1 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Codename Apple M5 Raptor Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Released March 3, 2026 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
Model number — i3-1305U

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s —
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-5200- DDR4-3200- LPDDR5-5200- LPDDR5x-5200- LPDDR4x-4267

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1744
TDP (PL1) 72 W 12-15 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 55 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 90.4 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 5.7 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 5.1B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 35M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 18.7 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 26.5 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 513 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 10.6M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 1.71 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 301.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 562.9 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Execution Units 640 64
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1250 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
ROPs 160 16
Shading Units 5120 512
TMUs 320 32
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 15 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i3 1305U
Official Site — Intel Core i3 1305U official page
PCI Express Lanes — 20
PCI Express Version — 4.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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