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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U 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
12C / 14T · 5.30 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
12C / 14T · 2.10 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Apple M5
100 %
Apple M5 (10 Core)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200U (4) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Meteor Lake U Refresh | M5 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 2049 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U | Apple M4 |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 14 | 9 / 9 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Redwood Cove 2.10 - 5.30 GHz |
3x P-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 1.70 - 4.20 GHz |
6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.40 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | 28.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) | Apple M5 (10 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 2.10 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 64 / 512 | 160 / 1280 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-8400 (134.4 GB/s) DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 17 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 57 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | 15 W |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Apple M5 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q4/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
2
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
4
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
5
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
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Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
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Apple M5
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
9
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12C / 14T · 5.30 GHz
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