Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 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 285K
2320
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
41558
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
142
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2359
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
5100
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
68035
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math174.1 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math227 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search549 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort96.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption58.6 GB/sn/a
Data Compression799.2 MB/sn/a
Physics4081 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions626 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
3379
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
23095
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1560 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation242.2 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser479.5 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering622.1 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing371.2 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur95.4 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing164.2 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing52.3 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
558.81
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 184.8 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 544.3 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW n/a
Blender / W 4.47 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced October, 11, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake n/a
Model number 285K T8142
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 3.7 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores166
Threads166
Frequency3.2 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2410
Threads count2410
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier37x46x
L1 cache112 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 250 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 192 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 24 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285K the clear winner in this comparison.

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