Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
225
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
Arc Graphics
Core Architecture
—
Arrow Lake
Generation
—
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCLGA-1851
Transistor Count
—
17.8 billions
Power Consumption
—
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
121 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
105 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
243 mm²
Package
—
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
4
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
10
10
Multiplier
46
33
L1 Cache
320 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
3 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
2,079
Cinebench R23
15,574
17,059
Geekbench 6
4,186
2,791
Geekbench 6
16,820
14,010
Cinebench 2024
184
125
Cinebench 2024
1,071
940
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Passmark CPU
—
4,490
Passmark CPU
—
31,742
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.