Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 11700K
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 (20-core)
UHD Graphics 750
Processor Number
—
i7-11700K
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
—
125 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
36x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
16 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
Shader Units
2560
256
Texture Units
160
64
Raster Operation Units
80
32
Execution Units
320
32
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,595
Cinebench R23
24,400
15,011
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,371
Geekbench 6
24,687
10,622
Cinebench 2024
209
91
Cinebench 2024
1,732
806
Geekbench 5
—
1,704
Geekbench 5
—
10,087
Blender
—
215
Passmark CPU
—
3,412
Passmark CPU
—
24,667
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.