Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core 7 253PE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Apple M5
Bartlett Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics 730
Generation
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Core 7 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
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65 W
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
6
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
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Efficiency Core Threads
12
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Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
20
Multiplier
46
25.0
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L1 Cache
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80 KB per core
L2 Cache
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2 MB per core
L3 Cache
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33 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
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2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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Shader Units
2560
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Texture Units
160
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Raster Operation Units
80
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Execution Units
320
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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5
PCIe Lanes
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16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
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Cinebench R23
24,400
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Geekbench 6
4,290
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Geekbench 6
24,687
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Cinebench 2024
209
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Cinebench 2024
1,732
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.