Intel Core 5 220H vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 220H, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 220H and Apple M5 (10-Core)
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 220H
1815
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
12252
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
103
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
703
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
2799
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
19871
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math64.1 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math47 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search81 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort24.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption13.1 GB/sn/a
Data Compression228.3 MB/sn/a
Physics1488 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions141 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
2501
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 220H
12247
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1110 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation86.1 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser317.1 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering390.2 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing252.2 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur52.9 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing122.3 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing19.2 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 220H
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 272.2 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 441.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.6 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake n/a
Model number 220H T8142
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.7 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores86
Threads86
Frequency2.0 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1210
Threads count1610
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier27x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W n/a
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
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 96 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153 GB

Other

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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