Product Compare
Intel Processor N250 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Core Architecture | Twin Lake | |
| Processor Number | N250 | Apple M5 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 | Apple M5 GPU |
| Generation | Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N) | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | BGA-1264 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 6 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 105 °C | |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Package | FC-BGA16F | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 0.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 4 | 10 |
| Total Thread Count | 4 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 38 | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 96 K per core | 320 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB shared | 16 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Performance Cores | 4 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Size | 16 GB | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 153 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1250 MHz | 2240 MHz |
| Shader Units | 192 | 1280 |
| Texture Units | 48 | 80 |
| Raster Operation Units | 24 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 160 |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 9 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 921 | 2399 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 3050 | 15574 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1195 | 4186 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 2890 | 16820 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 59 | 184 |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi Core | 191 | 1071 |