Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core 5 120F

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M5 (10-Core)

Apple 2025-10
C

Intel Core 5 120F

Intel 2025-06

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2025
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
120F
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
No

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
-
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
12
Multiplier
46
25
L1 Cache
320 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
18 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
-
Shader Units
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
-
5.0
PCIe Lanes
-
20

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,399
1,707
Cinebench R23
15,574
12,236
Geekbench 6
4,186
2,305
Geekbench 6
16,820
9,773
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-