Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i5 8500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i5-8500
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
UHD Graphics 630
Core Architecture
-
Coffee Lake
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
-
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
6
Multiplier
46
30x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.1 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
9 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1100 MHz
Shader Units
1280
192
Texture Units
80
24
Raster Operation Units
40
3
Execution Units
160
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,051
Cinebench R23
15,574
5,502
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,372
Geekbench 6
16,820
5,468
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,022
Geekbench 5
-
4,846
Blender
-
98
Passmark CPU
-
2,460
Passmark CPU
-
9,561