Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
225F
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
No
Core Architecture
-
Arrow Lake
Generation
-
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FCLGA-1851
Transistor Count
-
17.8 billions
Power Consumption
-
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
121 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
105 °C
Foundry
-
TSMC
Die Size
-
243 mm²
Package
-
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
4
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
10
10
Multiplier
46
33
L1 Cache
320 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
3 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
-
Shader Units
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
2,070
Cinebench R23
15,574
16,114
Geekbench 6
4,186
2,847
Geekbench 6
16,820
14,714
Cinebench 2024
184
119
Cinebench 2024
1,071
931
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Passmark CPU
-
4,472
Passmark CPU
-
31,606