Intel Core i3 9100F vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i3-9100F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
4
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
36x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
6 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Shader Units
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2560
Texture Units
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160
Raster Operation Units
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80
Execution Units
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320
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,049
2,569
Cinebench R23
4,117
24,400
Geekbench 6
1,410
4,290
Geekbench 5
1,072
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Geekbench 6
4,119
24,687
Geekbench 5
3,546
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Blender
50
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Passmark CPU
2,495
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Passmark CPU
6,718
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Cinebench 2024
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209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.