Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i7 8650U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i7-8650U
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
UHD Graphics 620
Core Architecture
-
Kaby Lake R
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
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
19x
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
-
4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
37.5 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
1150 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
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
12
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
903
Cinebench R23
15,574
3,657
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,348
Geekbench 6
16,820
3,929
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Geekbench 5
-
974
Geekbench 5
-
3,176
Blender
-
64
Passmark CPU
-
2,126
Passmark CPU
-
6,240