Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra X7 358H

Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 Pro (15-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra X7 358H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) and Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
124
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
1125
PassMark
Integer Math111.7 GOps/s83.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math158.5 GOps/s105.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search479 M primes/s350 M primes/s
Random String Sort71.8 M strings/s41.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption34.1 GB/s26.7 GB/s
Data Compression593.7 MB/s346.8 MB/s
Physics5502 frames/s3055 frames/s
Extended Instructions273 M matrices/s289 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
File Compression2370 MB/s1350 MB/s
Clang Compilation222.4 KLines/s75.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser672.6 pages/s432.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering667.2 MP/sec446.5 MP/sec
Text Processing436.8 pages/s289.4 pages/s
Background Blur98.7 frames/s66 frames/s
Photo Processing238.6 frames/s152 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.7 MP/sec26.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
281.68

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W n/a 675.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1358.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 45 PPW
Blender / W n/a 11.27 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 358H
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) Arc B390

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 5 4
Threads 5 4
Frequency 4.61 GHz 1.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1012
Threads1012
Frequency4.38 GHz1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.7 GHz
General
Cores count1516
Threads count1516
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier46x19x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a2560 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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 4 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 (15-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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