Intel Core i5 9400F vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i5-9400F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
5
Performance Core Threads
6
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
15
Total Thread Count
6
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
29x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
9 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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10
Efficiency Core Threads
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10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,014
2,569
Cinebench R23
5,579
22,591
Geekbench 6
1,396
4,283
Geekbench 5
1,067
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Geekbench 6
5,142
23,517
Geekbench 5
4,806
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Blender
84
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Passmark CPU
2,453
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Passmark CPU
9,511
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Cinebench 2024
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208
Cinebench 2024
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1,623
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.