Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
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 (4-Cores)
Processor Number
—
255HX
Generation
—
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
27 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
160 W
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
—
FC-LGA18V
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
12
Efficiency Core Threads
6
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
1.8 GHz
Total Core Count
10
20
Total Thread Count
10
20
Multiplier
46
24
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
30 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
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1850 MHz
Shader Units
1024
512
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
16
Execution Units
128
64
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
14
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
2,030
Cinebench R23
15,912
25,611
Geekbench 6
4,251
3,102
Geekbench 6
17,501
15,879
Cinebench 2024
206
132
Cinebench 2024
1,170
1,590
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.