Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i9 10900
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Comet Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i9-10900
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1200
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
20
Multiplier
46
28x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
192
Texture Units
160
24
Raster Operation Units
80
3
Execution Units
320
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1200 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,355
Cinebench R23
24,400
13,293
Geekbench 6
4,290
1,713
Geekbench 6
24,687
9,002
Cinebench 2024
209
-
Cinebench 2024
1,732
-
Blender
-
201
Passmark CPU
-
3,028
Passmark CPU
-
20,152