Intel Core i5 13500H vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13500H, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13500H 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 i5 13500H
1745
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
14340
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
101
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
794
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
3500
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
22046
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math75.1 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math53.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search75 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort28.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption15.5 GB/sn/a
Data Compression264.1 MB/sn/a
Physics1310 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions154 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
2451
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500H
11249
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression1040 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation80.4 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser277.6 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering349.1 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing245.9 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur47.8 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing101.9 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.7 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13500H
170.75
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 250 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 489.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.6 PPW 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 3.79 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 3, 2023 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M4
Model number i5-13500H APL1V07
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Frequency 2.6 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency1.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHz2.42 GHz
General
Cores count126
Threads count166
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier26x40x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 95 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- 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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