Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2023
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
125U
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Generation
Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)
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Package
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
12-57 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
10
12
Efficiency Core Threads
10
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
14
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
13
46
L1 Cache
112 K per core
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L2 Cache
2 MB per core
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L3 Cache
12 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
96 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1750 MHz
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Shader Units
512
2560
Texture Units
32
160
Raster Operation Units
16
80
Execution Units
64
320
Power Consumption
14
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Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,557
2,569
Cinebench R23
9,808
24,400
Geekbench 6
2,111
4,290
Geekbench 6
9,131
24,687
Cinebench 2024
90
209
Cinebench 2024
493
1,732
Blender
133
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Passmark CPU
3,332
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Passmark CPU
17,218
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.