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

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Review

Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Single-Core Performance
100
69
Multi-Core Performance
53
28
Power Efficiency
97
79
Integrated Graphics
81
52
QucikComparison Final Score
81
54
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Key differences

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

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 265U

  • + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 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 265U
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 7 265U processor with strong single-core performance (69/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Apple M5 (10-Core) +141%
275.89
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
114.52
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M5 (10-Core) +104%
208
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
102
Apple M5 (10-Core) Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1183 547

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 4276 2500
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 17862 10413
File compression 1790 MB/sec 991 MB/sec
Clang compilation 138 Klines/sec 78 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 427.3 pages/sec 260.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 430.7 Mpixels/sec 300.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 421.1 pages/sec 255.3 pages/sec
Background blur 78.7 images/sec 46.9 images/sec
Photo processing 156.2 images/sec 89.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 15.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5803 3655
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 27718 17854
Integer math 57.4 GOps/sec 64.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.2 GOps/sec 45.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 66M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.4M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 12.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 313 MBytes/sec 195.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3338 Frames/sec 1167 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec 10.9B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 43.8 PPW 36.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.6 PPW 694.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1026.6 PPW 1190.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 10.22 PPW 7.63 PPW
General
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Vendor Apple Intel
Released 15-Oct-25 6-Jan-25
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Model number T8142 265U
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (10-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.1 GHz
E-Cores 6 10
E-Threads 6 10
Base Frequency (E) 3.0 GHz 1.7 GHz
Total Cores 10 12
Total Threads 10 14
Multiplier 46x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 12-15 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 100°C 110°C
iGPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (10-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2100 MHz
Shading Units 1280 512
TMUs 80 32
ROPs 40 16
Execution Units 160 64
iGPU FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Memory Types #NAME? #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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