Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i9 11900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Rocket Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
No
Processor Number
—
i9-11900KF
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1200
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
—
125 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
35x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
50 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
Shader Units
2560
—
Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,653
Cinebench R23
24,400
14,197
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,536
Geekbench 6
24,687
10,374
Cinebench 2024
209
—
Cinebench 2024
1,732
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,768
Geekbench 5
—
10,209
Blender
—
218
Passmark CPU
—
3,557
Passmark CPU
—
25,246
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.