Apple M1 Ultra vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Ultra, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 92.7 GOps/s | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 130.5 GOps/s | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 540 M primes/s | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 67.1 M strings/s | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 25 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 559.3 MB/s | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 5529 frames/s | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 246 M matrices/s | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2000 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 189 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 513.5 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 548.8 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 250.5 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.3 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 151.4 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 27.8 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 264.7 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 590.6 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 23.2 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 5.81 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | March, 8, 2022 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Apple M5 |
| Model number | APL1106/APL1W06 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 20 | 18 |
| Threads count | 20 | 18 |
| Multiplier | n/a | 46x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 48 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 114 billion | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 70 W | n/a |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 16 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 800 GB | 307 GB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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