Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-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 | 98.3 GOps/s | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 73.4 GOps/s | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 123 M primes/s | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 39.6 M strings/s | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 19.9 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 340.2 MB/s | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 1962 frames/s | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 203 M matrices/s | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1270 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 102.8 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 342.7 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 389.7 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 245.1 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 45.2 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 131.5 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 23.3 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| 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 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Apple M5 |
| Model number | 185H | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 10 | 12 |
| Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.8 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 16 | 18 |
| Threads count | 22 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 23x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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 | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 307 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 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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