Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 258V and Apple M5 (10-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 Ultra 7 258V
1948
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
10867
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
122
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
636
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
4021
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
19077
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math43.1 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math58.1 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search190 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort21.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption13.6 GB/sn/a
Data Compression178.4 MB/sn/a
Physics1575 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions15 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
2745
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
10802
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1020 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation66.1 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser287.7 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering295.6 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing276.7 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur46.5 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing113.9 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing14 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
128.8
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 291.9 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 515.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.48 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced September, 4, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Lunar Lake n/a
Model number 258V T8142
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency2.2 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count810
Threads count810
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier22x46x
L1 cache192 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2833 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 32 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 8 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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Total Votes: 4

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