Intel Core i7 11700K vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2021
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-11700K
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
Apple M5 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
16
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
36x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
320 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
2240 MHz
Shader Units
256
1280
Texture Units
64
80
Raster Operation Units
32
40
Execution Units
32
160
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,595
2,399
Cinebench R23
15,011
15,574
Geekbench 6
2,371
4,186
Geekbench 5
1,704
-
Geekbench 6
10,622
16,820
Geekbench 5
10,087
-
Cinebench 2024
91
184
Cinebench 2024
806
1,071
Blender
215
-
Passmark CPU
3,412
-
Passmark CPU
24,667
-
Cinebench 2026
-
4,367
Cinebench 2026
-
737