Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i3 1125G4
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Tiger Lake UP4
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
UHD Graphics Xe G4
Processor Number
—
i3-1125G4
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1449
Power Consumption
27 W
12-28 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
0.9-2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
9-20x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1250 MHz
Shader Units
1024
384
Texture Units
64
24
Raster Operation Units
32
12
Execution Units
128
48
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
—
Cinebench R23
15,912
—
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,517
Geekbench 6
17,501
4,393
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,160
Geekbench 5
—
3,843
Blender
—
48
Passmark CPU
—
2,492
Passmark CPU
—
9,821
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.