Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 7500U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Aug 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Kaby Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
HD Graphics 620
Processor Number
-
i7-7500U
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1356
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
15 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
2
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Total Core Count
18
2
Total Thread Count
18
4
Multiplier
46
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.5 GHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
192
Texture Units
160
24
Raster Operation Units
80
3
Execution Units
320
24
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1050 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
12
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
951
Cinebench R23
24,400
1,952
Geekbench 6
4,290
553
Geekbench 6
24,687
965
Cinebench 2024
209
-
Cinebench 2024
1,732
-
Geekbench 5
-
860
Geekbench 5
-
1,807
Blender
-
32
Passmark CPU
-
1,920
Passmark CPU
-
3,650