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Apple M5 vs Intel Core 5 processor 221TE
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M5
100 %
Apple M5 (10 Core)
Intel UHD Graphics 730
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Specifications
At a glance
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core 5 (13) |
| CPU group | Apple M5 (6) | Intel Core processors - Desktop (Series 2) (8) |
| Architecture | M5 | Bartlett Lake |
| Technology | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 9 / 9 | 14 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 3x P-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
6x Raptor Cove 1.80 - 5.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
8x Gracemont 1.30 - 3.60 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| GPU name | Apple M5 (10 Core) | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | 0.30 - 1.55 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 160 / 1280 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2025 | Q1/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Intel® AI Boost |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) CPU |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| Memory | LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| TDP | 17 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 5 processor 221TE |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2025 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | 232 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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