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Apple M5 vs Intel Core 9 processor 270H
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
14C / 20T · 5.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
14C / 20T · 2.70 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M5
100 %
Apple M5 (10 Core)
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (96 EUs)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core 7 (11) |
| CPU group | Apple M5 (6) | Intel Core processors - Mobile (Series 2) (6) |
| Architecture | M5 | Raptor Lake |
| Technology | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Golden Cove 2.70 - 5.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
8x Gracemont 2.00 - 4.10 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
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| GPU name | Apple M5 (10 Core) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (96 EUs) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | 0.00 - 1.55 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 160 / 1280 | 96 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | 96 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2025 | Q3/2020 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Wischen
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
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| Memory | LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) LPDDR5X-6400 (102.4 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.3 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 5.0 x 28 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 110.3 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 17 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 115 W | |
| TDP down | 15 W | 35 W |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M5 | Intel Core 9 processor 270H |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
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Intel Core 9 processor 270H
14C / 20T · 5.80 GHz
2
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
3
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
4
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
5
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
6
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
7
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
8
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
9
Apple M5
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
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