Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
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 Pro GPU (18-core)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Processor Number
—
255U
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCBGA-2049
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
110 °C
Power Consumption
—
12-15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
57 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
2
Performance Core Threads
5
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
10
Efficiency Core Threads
10
10
Total Core Count
15
12
Total Thread Count
15
14
Multiplier
46
20
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
112 K per core
L2 Cache
—
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 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
—
2100 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,803
Cinebench R23
22,591
11,888
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,582
Geekbench 6
23,517
10,941
Cinebench 2024
208
101
Cinebench 2024
1,623
588
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.