Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 (10-Core), vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250K 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 | n/a | 131.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 172.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 434 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 72.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 44.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 590.9 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 3237 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 464 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1770 MB/s | 1600 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 139.5 KLines/s | 211.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 412.4 pages/s | 485.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 438.2 MP/sec | 588 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 419.8 pages/s | 400 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 79.1 frames/s | 95.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 169.4 frames/s | 170.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 21.8 MP/sec | 39.7 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | n/a | 171.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 429.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 14.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.46 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | October, 15, 2025 | March, 12, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | n/a | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | T8142 | 250K+ |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 (10-core) | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.3 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores count | 10 | 18 |
| Threads count | 10 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 42x |
| L1 cache | 320 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 3000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 30 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 | 159 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR5-7200 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 153 GB | 115.2 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 24 |
Results
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