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Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 268V

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Mar 2026 Sep 2024
Manufacturer Apple Intel
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Core Architecture Apple M5 Lunar Lake
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (8-core) Arc Graphics 140V
Processor Number 268V
Generation Ultra 7(Lunar Lake)
Package
Transistor Count 28 billions
Manufacturing Process 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2833
Power Consumption 27 W 17-37 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Foundry TSMC
Package FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 4 4
Performance Core Threads 4 4
Performance Core Base Frequency 4.61 GHz 2.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores 6 4
Efficiency Core Threads 6 4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 3.0 GHz 2.2 GHz
Total Core Count 10 8
Total Thread Count 10 8
Multiplier 46 22
L1 Cache 192 K per core 192 KB per core
L2 Cache 16 MB shared 14 MB
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency 3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L0 Cache 48 KB per core
L3 Cache 12 MB
SMP 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types LPDDR5X-9600 LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Bandwidth 153 GB/s 136 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No No
Max Memory Size 32 GB
Max Memory Channels 2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2005 MHz 2000 MHz
Shader Units 1024 1024
Texture Units 64
Raster Operation Units 32
Execution Units 128 8
GPU Base Frequency 600 MHz
AI Accelerator
NPU Intel® AI Boost
Theoretical performance 48 TOPS
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 5.0
PCIe Lanes 8
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core 2552 2107
Cinebench R23 Multi Core 15912 12984
Geekbench 6 Single Core 4251 2689
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 17501 10338