Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 11500H
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Tiger Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Processor Number
—
i5-11500H
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1787
Power Consumption
27 W
35-45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.4-2.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
12
Multiplier
46
24-29x
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
—
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
16
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
32
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,479
Cinebench R23
15,912
9,505
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,009
Geekbench 6
17,501
7,053
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
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Geekbench 5
—
1,500
Geekbench 5
—
6,827
Passmark CPU
—
3,081
Passmark CPU
—
16,169
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.