Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs Apple M1
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Nov 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Icestorm and Firestorm
Processor Number
250K+
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Integrated Graphics
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Apple M1 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
16 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
14 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
159 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
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Efficiency Core Threads
12
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
42
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L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-7200
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Memory Bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
68.25 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Max Memory Size
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16 GB
Max Memory Channels
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2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
1278 MHz
Shader Units
512
1024
Texture Units
32
64
Raster Operation Units
16
32
Execution Units
64
128
Power Consumption
14
15 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
24
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,319
1,513
Cinebench R23
28,965
7,782
Geekbench 6
3,231
2,231
Geekbench 6
21,067
8,035
Cinebench 2024
141
113
Cinebench 2024
1,680
509
Cinebench 2026
7,413
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Passmark CPU
4,904
3,717
Passmark CPU
52,031
14,218
Geekbench 5
—
1,757
Geekbench 5
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7,742
Blender
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130
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.