Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 1255U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Feb 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Processor Number
-
i7-1255U
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1744
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
-
12-15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
55 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
2
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
8
Efficiency Core Threads
12
8
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
12
Multiplier
46
17x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
768
Texture Units
160
48
Raster Operation Units
80
24
Execution Units
320
96
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1250 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,701
Cinebench R23
24,400
8,233
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,248
Geekbench 6
24,687
7,162
Cinebench 2024
209
-
Cinebench 2024
1,732
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,628
Geekbench 5
-
7,372
Blender
-
125
Passmark CPU
-
3,308
Passmark CPU
-
13,792