Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core i7 8700K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i7-8700K
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
95 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
6
Performance Core Threads
5
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Total Core Count
15
6
Total Thread Count
15
12
Multiplier
46
37x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1200 MHz
Shader Units
-
192
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
3
Execution Units
-
24
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,215
Cinebench R23
22,591
8,734
Geekbench 6
4,283
1,475
Geekbench 6
23,517
6,339
Cinebench 2024
208
-
Cinebench 2024
1,623
-
Blender
-
156
Passmark CPU
-
2,748
Passmark CPU
-
13,661