Intel Core 5 210H vs Apple M3 Pro

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 210H, vs Apple M3 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 210H and Apple M3 Pro
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 M3 Pro
1977
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
12891
Apple M3 Pro
15106
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
97
Apple M3 Pro
143
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
641
Apple M3 Pro
1059
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
3809
Apple M3 Pro
4318
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
19630
Apple M3 Pro
24405
Integer Math65.6 GOps/s56.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math48.5 GOps/s65.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search54 M primes/s243 M primes/s
Random String Sort25.1 M strings/s35.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption13 GB/s14.7 GB/s
Data Compression231.2 MB/s295.1 MB/s
Physics1081 frames/s2076 frames/s
Extended Instructions142 M matrices/s142 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
2183
Apple M3 Pro
3158
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 210H
10001
Apple M3 Pro
15070
File Compression941.5 MB/s1550 MB/s
Clang Compilation67.4 KLines/s124.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser244.4 pages/s363.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering265.6 MP/sec390.6 MP/sec
Text Processing225 pages/s304.6 pages/s
Background Blur46.8 frames/s59.9 frames/s
Photo Processing107 frames/s142 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.5 MP/sec18.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 210H
n/a
Apple M3 Pro
228.7

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 222.2 PPW 502.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 436.2 PPW 813.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.2 PPW 35.3 PPW
Blender / W n/a 7.62 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 30, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M3
Model number 210H n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency1.6 GHz2.75 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count812
Threads count1212
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

Transistor count n/a 37 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 36 GB
Channels 2 3
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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