Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i5 7300HQ

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M5 (10-Core)

Apple 2025-10
C

Intel Core i5 7300HQ

Intel 2017-01

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2025
Jan 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i5-7300HQ
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
HD Graphics 630
Core Architecture
-
Kaby Lake

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
-
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
46
25x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1000 MHz
Shader Units
1280
192
Texture Units
80
24
Raster Operation Units
40
3
Execution Units
160
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,399
877
Cinebench R23
15,574
3,125
Geekbench 6
4,186
594
Geekbench 6
16,820
2,136
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Passmark CPU
-
1,960
Passmark CPU
-
5,063