Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core i5 8250U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Kaby Lake R
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
UHD Graphics 620
Processor Number
—
i5-8250U
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1356
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
—
15 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
4
Performance Core Threads
5
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
—
Efficiency Core Threads
10
—
Total Core Count
15
4
Total Thread Count
15
8
Multiplier
46
16x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
256 K per core
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1100 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
898
Cinebench R23
22,591
3,085
Geekbench 6
4,283
1,191
Geekbench 6
23,517
3,252
Cinebench 2024
208
—
Cinebench 2024
1,623
—
Geekbench 5
—
853
Geekbench 5
—
2,825
Blender
—
53
Passmark CPU
—
1,905
Passmark CPU
—
5,888
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.