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Intel Core i7-930 vs Apple M5
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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
Intel Core i7-930
13 %
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-930
11 %
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (7) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Bloomfield | M5 |
| Technology | 45 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 9 / 9 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x 2.80 - 3.06 GHz |
3x P-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | 28.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M5 (10 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 160 / 1280 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 17 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-930 | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q4/2025 |
| Release price | 305 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
Intel Core i7-930
4C / 8T · 3.06 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 M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
5
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
6
Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
32C / 32T · 4.06 GHz
7
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
8
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
9
Apple M5
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
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