Intel Core 7 240H vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 7 240H, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 7 240H 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 7 240H
1890
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
16643
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
112
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
851
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
3676
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
23780
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math79.6 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math59.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search99 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort29 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption15.3 GB/sn/a
Data Compression270.8 MB/sn/a
Physics1608 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions168 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
2689
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 7 240H
13279
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1110 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation100.9 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser287.8 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering369.9 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing270.6 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur56.8 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing122.1 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing22.3 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 7 240H
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 295.1 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 528.4 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 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 240H T8142
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.5 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency1.8 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1610
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier25x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 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 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- 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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