Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265F

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Review

Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Single-Core Performance
100
86
Multi-Core Performance
53
68
Power Efficiency
97
74
Integrated Graphics
81
0
QucikComparison Final Score
81
78
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple M5 (10-Core) and Intel Core Ultra 7 265F

Reasons to consider the Apple M5 (10-Core)

  • + 4 P-cores + 6 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M5 architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F

  • + 8 P-cores + 12 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCLGA-1851 socket
  • + Arrow Lake architecture

Pros & Cons

Apple M5 (10-Core)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Apple M5 (10-Core) processor with strong single-core performance (100/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (20 cores)
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required

"A high-end Intel Core Ultra 7 265F processor with strong single-core performance (86/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Apple M5 (10-Core)
275.89
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F +19%
327.89
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M5 (10-Core) +60%
208
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
130
Apple M5 (10-Core) Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1183 1502

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 4276 3034
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 17862 19924
File compression 1790 MB/sec 1350 MB/sec
Clang compilation 138 Klines/sec 189.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 427.3 pages/sec 439.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 430.7 Mpixels/sec 561.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 421.1 pages/sec 334.5 pages/sec
Background blur 78.7 images/sec 84.8 images/sec
Photo processing 156.2 images/sec 153.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 41.4 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5803 4758
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 27718 49496
Integer math 57.4 GOps/sec 138.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.2 GOps/sec 174.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 413M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.4M Strings/sec 62.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 39.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 313 MBytes/sec 506.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3338 Frames/sec 3189 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec 39.2B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 43.8 PPW 23.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.6 PPW 306.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1026.6 PPW 761.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 10.22 PPW 5.04 PPW
General
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Vendor Apple Intel
Released 15-Oct-25 18-Dec-24
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Model number T8142 265F
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (10-core) No
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.4 GHz
E-Cores 6 12
E-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.0 GHz 1.8 GHz
Total Cores 10 20
Total Threads 10 20
Multiplier 46x 24x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 3MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 65 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
iGPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1280
TMUs 80
ROPs 40
Execution Units 160
iGPU FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265F ↗
Memory Types #NAME? -6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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