Intel Core 5 210H vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 210H, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 210H and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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 R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
1684
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
12891
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
97
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
641
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
3809
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
19630
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math65.6 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math48.5 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search54 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort25.1 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption13 GB/sn/a
Data Compression231.2 MB/sn/a
Physics1081 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions142 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
2183
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
10001
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression941.5 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation67.4 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser244.4 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering265.6 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing225 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur46.8 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing107 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.5 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 222.2 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 436.2 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.2 PPW 70.2 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M4
Model number 210H APL1V07
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Frequency 2.2 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHz2.42 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count126
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier22x40x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 96 GB 8 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 60 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) the clear winner in this comparison.

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