Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core 5 120F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
-
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
No
Processor Number
-
120F
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
18
12
Multiplier
46
25
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
-
18 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
Shader Units
2560
-
Texture Units
160
-
Raster Operation Units
80
-
Execution Units
320
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
5.0
PCIe Lanes
-
20
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,707
Cinebench R23
24,400
12,236
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,305
Geekbench 6
24,687
9,773
Cinebench 2024
209
-
Cinebench 2024
1,732
-