Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 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 Ultra 5 125H
1655
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12620
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3430
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21264
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math70.5 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math52.1 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search88 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort27.6 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption14.4 GB/sn/a
Data Compression238.1 MB/sn/a
Physics1462 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions138 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2242
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10746
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression1090 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation78.8 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser273.9 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering321.4 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing226.1 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur42.4 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing103.8 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.6 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
137.14
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 383.8 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 759.4 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.9 PPW 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 4.9 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 14, 2023 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Meteor Lake Apple M4
Model number 125H APL1V07
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Frequency 1.2 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.5 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency0.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHz2.42 GHz
General
Cores count146
Threads count186
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier12x40x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Custom
Critical temp. 110 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
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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