Should you use Apple M1 or Intel Core i5 8265U? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in India whereas Intel Core i5 8265U is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Apple M1 has a Base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 16 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i5 8265U has a base frequency of 1.6 GHz and 64 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Transistors | 16 billions | |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 14 W | 15 W |
General | ||
| Vendor | Apple | Intel |
| Released | November 20, 2020 | August 28, 2018 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Icestorm and Firestorm | Whiskey Lake |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1528 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU | UHD Graphics 620 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 32K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 256K (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1278 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 192 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 68.25 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1510 | 827 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 7706 | 2606 |
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3761 | 2120 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 15003 | 6063 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 1736 | 943 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 9446 | 2847 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 0.38 TFLOPS |
Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020 whereas Intel Core i5 8265U has been announced on August 2018. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Apple M1 is 15003 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i5 8265U is 6063.
Coming to the Memory, Apple M1 has a memory size of 16 GB while Intel Core i5 8265U comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Apple M1 has 8 cores with 8 threads whereas Intel Core i5 8265U has 4 cores with 8 threads. Apple M1 has base frequency of 2.1 GHz whereas Intel Core i5 8265Uhas base frequency of 1.6 GHz.