Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
97
out 100
VS
98
out 100
Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 Pro (18-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. 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 | 132.3 GOps/s | 174.7 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 190.5 GOps/s | 226.9 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 483 M primes/s | 612 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 86.5 M strings/s | 95.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 36 GB/s | 58.4 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 713.3 MB/s | 790.6 MB/s |
| Physics | 5756 frames/s | 4259 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 342 M matrices/s | 63 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2530 MB/s | 2000 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 262.5 KLines/s | 297.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 738.1 pages/s | 635.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 744.9 MP/sec | 716 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 450.7 pages/s | 447.5 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 100.3 frames/s | 116 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 250.8 frames/s | 210.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 46.5 MP/sec | 59 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | n/a | 219.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 545.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 19.9 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 4.92 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | March, 3, 2026 | March, 12, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 270K+ |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.38 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores count | 18 | 24 |
| Threads count | 18 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 37x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 3000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 36 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 17.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 250 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR5-7200 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Channels | 16 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 307 GB | 115.2 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 24 |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
