Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 Pro (18-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. 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 | 90.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 190.5 GOps/s | 112.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 483 M primes/s | 381 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 86.5 M strings/s | 48.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 36 GB/s | 30 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 713.3 MB/s | 392.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 5756 frames/s | 3460 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 342 M matrices/s | 329 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2530 MB/s | 1490 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 262.5 KLines/s | 141.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 738.1 pages/s | 477.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 744.9 MP/sec | 539.5 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 450.7 pages/s | 323.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 100.3 frames/s | 61.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 250.8 frames/s | 177.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 46.5 MP/sec | 28.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | n/a | 701.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 1452.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 53 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 11.89 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | March, 3, 2026 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Panther Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 388H |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Arc B390 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.38 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 18 | 16 |
| Threads count | 18 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 21x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2560 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 80 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 16 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 307 GB | 153.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 12 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
