Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
285K
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Integrated Graphics
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Generation
Ultra 9(Arrow Lake)
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Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
125 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
250 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Package
FC-LGA18W
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Transistor Count
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28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
5
Performance Core Threads
8
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
16
10
Efficiency Core Threads
16
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
15
Total Thread Count
24
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
37
46
L1 Cache
112 K per core
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L2 Cache
3 MB per core
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L3 Cache
36 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
64
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Power Consumption
14
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Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
24
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,318
2,569
Cinebench R23
41,583
22,591
Geekbench 6
3,380
4,283
Geekbench 6
23,087
23,517
Cinebench 2024
142
208
Cinebench 2024
2,357
1,623
Blender
656
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Passmark CPU
5,080
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Passmark CPU
67,744
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