Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core i5 11500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Rocket Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
UHD Graphics 750
Processor Number
—
i5-11500
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1200
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
—
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
6
Performance Core Threads
5
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
—
Efficiency Core Threads
10
—
Total Core Count
15
6
Total Thread Count
15
12
Multiplier
46
27x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
50 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1300 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
64
Raster Operation Units
—
32
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,480
Cinebench R23
22,591
9,787
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,064
Geekbench 6
23,517
8,564
Cinebench 2024
208
—
Cinebench 2024
1,623
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,628
Geekbench 5
—
7,258
Blender
—
177
Passmark CPU
—
3,115
Passmark CPU
—
17,363
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.