Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Arc Graphics 140T
Processor Number
—
255H
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2049
Power Consumption
27 W
20-28 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
110 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
115 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
10
Efficiency Core Threads
6
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
1.5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
16
Multiplier
46
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
24 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
—
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2250 MHz
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
2,029
Cinebench R23
15,912
20,521
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,823
Geekbench 6
17,501
15,662
Cinebench 2024
206
115
Cinebench 2024
1,170
1,102
Blender
—
278
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.