Intel Core i7 13700KF vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 13700KF, vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 13700KF and Apple M5 Pro (15-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 i7 13700KF
1978
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
30435
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
122
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
1525
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
4357
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
46349
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math155.3 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math115.6 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search194 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort63.1 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.5 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression601.5 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics2778 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions37 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
2814
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
18322
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression1440 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation163 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser433.6 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering506.1 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing287 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur73.9 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing149.9 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing37.3 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 13700KF
393.47
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 146.6 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 370.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.15 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced September, 27, 2022 March, 3, 2026
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M5
Model number i7-13700KF n/a
Integrated GPU No Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 5
Threads 16 5
Frequency 3.4 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores810
Threads810
Frequency2.5 GHz4.38 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1615
Threads count2415
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier34x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache30 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 192 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 307 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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