Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
-
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
-
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel BGA 1516
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
-
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
1
Performance Core Threads
5
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
4
Efficiency Core Threads
10
4
Total Core Count
15
5
Total Thread Count
15
5
Multiplier
46
15.0
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
192 KB
L2 Cache
-
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
1
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
4
PCIe Lanes
-
6
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
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Cinebench R23
22,591
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Geekbench 6
4,283
2,472
Geekbench 6
23,517
6,708
Cinebench 2024
208
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Cinebench 2024
1,623
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