Intel Core i5 8500 vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 8500, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 26.6 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 22.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 36 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 16.3 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 3 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 134.9 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 629 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 115 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 441 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 40.5 KLines/s | 58.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 109 pages/s | 201.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 182.1 MP/sec | 214.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 142.4 pages/s | 318.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 33.4 frames/s | 41 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 52.5 frames/s | 91.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 6.78 MP/sec | 9.18 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 81.9 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 146.7 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 70.2 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.29 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | April, 3, 2018 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Apple M4 |
| Model number | i5-8500 | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.1 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 4 |
| Threads | n/a | 4 |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 2.42 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 6 | 6 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | n/a |
| Multiplier | 30x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 10 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB | 60 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | n/a |
| Channels | 41422 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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