Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i7 7500U

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M5 (10-Core)

Apple 2025-10
C

Intel Core i7 7500U

Intel 2016-08

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2025
Aug 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i7-7500U
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
HD Graphics 620
Core Architecture
-
Kaby Lake

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
2
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
46
-
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
L3 Cache
-
4 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
1280
192
Texture Units
80
24
Raster Operation Units
40
3
Execution Units
160
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
12
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,399
951
Cinebench R23
15,574
1,952
Geekbench 6
4,186
553
Geekbench 6
16,820
965
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Geekbench 5
-
860
Geekbench 5
-
1,807
Blender
-
32
Passmark CPU
-
1,920
Passmark CPU
-
3,650