i3-3220 vs Apple M5 Max

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking92515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3 (Desktop)
Power efficiencyno data1.00
DesignerAppleIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameno dataIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release dateno data3 September 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of M5 Max and Core i3-3220: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data22 nm
Die sizeno data94 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M5 Max and Core i3-3220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M5 Max and Core i3-3220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

M5 Max and Core i3-3220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M5 Max and Core i3-3220 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M5 Max and Core i3-3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 2500
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M5 Max and Core i3-3220 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M5 Max and Core i3-3220.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Apple M5 Max 57422
+2420%
Samples: 47
i3-3220 2279
Samples: 4700

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Apple M5 Max and Intel Core i3-3220. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M5 Max is a notebook processor while Core i3-3220 is a desktop one.

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