Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)

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Products
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 235H Intel · 2025-01
CPU Apple M5 (8-core GPU) Apple · 2026-03
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
235H
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140T
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
20-28 W
27 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
6
Efficiency Core Threads
8
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
10
Total Thread Count
14
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
24
46
L1 Cache
112 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
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153 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2250 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
1024
1024
Texture Units
64
64
Raster Operation Units
32
32
Execution Units
8
128
Miscellaneous
Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,999
2,552
Cinebench R23
16,281
15,912
Geekbench 6
2,748
4,251
Geekbench 6
13,788
17,501
Passmark CPU
4,100
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Passmark CPU
23,826
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Cinebench 2024
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206
Cinebench 2024
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1,170
▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.