Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Processor N250
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Twin Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
UHD Graphics 730
Processor Number
-
N250
Generation
-
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1264
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Power Consumption
-
6 W
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
-
FC-BGA16F
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
-
Performance Core Threads
5
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
0.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
4
Total Core Count
15
4
Total Thread Count
15
4
Multiplier
46
38
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
96 K per core
L2 Cache
-
2 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
16 GB
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1250 MHz
Shader Units
-
192
Texture Units
-
48
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
24
Power Consumption
-
15
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
921
Cinebench R23
22,591
3,050
Geekbench 6
4,283
1,195
Geekbench 6
23,517
2,890
Cinebench 2024
208
59
Cinebench 2024
1,623
191
Passmark CPU
-
1,847
Passmark CPU
-
4,762