Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M1 Pro

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Review

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core Performance
60
68
Multi-Core Performance
25
35
Power Efficiency
69
74
Integrated Graphics
51
93
QucikComparison Final Score
48
59
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and Apple M1 Pro

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

  • + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 socket
  • + Meteor Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Pro

  • + 8 P-cores + 2 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M1 architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 5 125U processor with strong single-core performance (60/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Apple M1 Pro
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A mid-range Apple M1 Pro processor with strong single-core performance (68/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
109.62
Apple M1 Pro +70%
186.87
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
90
Apple M1 Pro +21%
109
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Apple M1 Pro
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 493 796

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2113 2328
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 9136 10305
File compression 958.1 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec 82.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.8 pages/sec 249.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 243.9 Mpixels/sec 271.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 213.2 pages/sec 246.4 pages/sec
Background blur 40.3 images/sec 36.9 images/sec
Photo processing 93.4 images/sec 102.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.8 Mpixels/sec 10.7 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3254 3795
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 16917 21923
Integer math 56.2 GOps/sec 45.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 40.5 GOps/sec 64.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec 271M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21M Strings/sec 32.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.8 GBytes/sec 12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 190.7 MBytes/sec 272.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1069 Frames/sec 2683 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.9B Matrices/sec 12.5B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 41.1 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 761.3 PPW 343.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1409.8 PPW 730.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.14 PPW 6.23 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Vendor Intel Apple
Released 14-Dec-23 18-Oct-21
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Meteor Lake Apple M1
Model number 125U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
P-Cores 2 8
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
E-Cores 10 2
E-Threads 10 2
Base Frequency (E) 0.8 GHz 2.1 GHz
Total Cores 12 10
Total Threads 14 10
Multiplier 13x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Transistors 33.7 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 12 W 30 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 110°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 512 2048
TMUs 32 128
ROPs 16 64
Execution Units 64 256
iGPU FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ↗ Apple M1 Pro ↗
Memory Types #NAME? #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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