Intel Core i7 1250U vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-1250U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1781
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
9 W
27 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
29 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.1 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
6
Efficiency Core Threads
8
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.8 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
12
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
11x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 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
950 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
768
1024
Texture Units
48
64
Raster Operation Units
24
32
Execution Units
96
128
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,655
2,552
Cinebench R23
7,329
15,912
Geekbench 6
2,112
4,251
Geekbench 5
1,639
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Geekbench 6
6,732
17,501
Geekbench 5
6,884
-
Blender
58
-
Cinebench 2024
-
206
Cinebench 2024
-
1,170