Intel Core i9 10940X vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-10940X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
86 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
14
6
Performance Core Threads
28
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
18
Total Thread Count
28
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
256 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
48
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Shader Units
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2560
Texture Units
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160
Raster Operation Units
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80
Execution Units
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320
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,234
2,569
Cinebench R23
21,309
24,400
Geekbench 6
1,471
4,290
Geekbench 5
1,144
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Geekbench 6
11,287
24,687
Geekbench 5
13,573
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Passmark CPU
2,686
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Passmark CPU
27,907
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Cinebench 2024
—
209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.