Intel Core i7 8665U vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 8665U, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). 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 | 23.1 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 13.7 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 22 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 10.5 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 2.1 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 77.7 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 466 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 5 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 337.7 MB/s | 1770 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 18.3 KLines/s | 139.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 84.1 pages/s | 412.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 104.8 MP/sec | 438.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 108.6 pages/s | 419.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 17.8 frames/s | 79.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 36.1 frames/s | 169.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 4.18 MP/sec | 21.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 228.4 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 415.8 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 10.8 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.56 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | April, 16, 2019 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Whiskey Lake | n/a |
| Model number | i7-8665U | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 (10-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 6 |
| Threads | n/a | 6 |
| Frequency | n/a | 3.0 GHz |
| Cores count | 4 | 10 |
| Threads count | 8 | 10 |
| Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | n/a |
| Multiplier | 19x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 32 KB/core | 320 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 15 W | n/a |
| Socket | BGA-1528 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR4-2400 - LPDDR3-2133 |
LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 37.5 GB | 153 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 M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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