Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Arc Graphics
Processor Number
—
225
Generation
—
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
17.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCLGA-1851
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Power Consumption
—
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
121 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
243 mm²
Package
—
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
6
Performance Core Threads
5
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
4
Total Core Count
15
10
Total Thread Count
15
10
Multiplier
46
33
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
L1 Cache
—
192 K per core
L2 Cache
—
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
20 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 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
—
1800 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
2,079
Cinebench R23
22,591
17,059
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,791
Geekbench 6
23,517
14,010
Cinebench 2024
208
125
Cinebench 2024
1,623
940
Passmark CPU
—
4,490
Passmark CPU
—
31,742
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.