Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 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 9 185H
1809
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
18420
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
107
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
987
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
3701
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
29410
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math98.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math73.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search123 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort39.6 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption19.9 GB/sn/a
Data Compression340.2 MB/sn/a
Physics1962 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions203 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2446
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
13613
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1270 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation102.8 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser342.7 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering389.7 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing245.1 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur45.2 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing131.5 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing23.3 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
200.07
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 209.4 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 452.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.08 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced December, 14, 2023 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Meteor Lake n/a
Model number 185H T8142
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.3 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores106
Threads106
Frequency1.8 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1610
Threads count2210
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier23x46x
L1 cache112 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-65 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 96 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 28 n/a
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

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

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