Apple M5 (10-core) vs Intel Core i5-1240P
93.6Single-core51.5
56.3Multi-core39.2
93.3Efficiencyspec-based60.2
40Platformspec-based50.7
9 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)4 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.1 to 48, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+42) and multi-core (+17). Intel Core i5-1240P still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 (10-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 94 vs 52
- Stronger multi-core score: 56 vs 39
- 92% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 15,893 vs 8,274
- 91% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,228 vs 2,209
- 79% higher Base clock: 3.1 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1240P
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
- 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
- 33% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 6
- 20% higher cores: 12 vs 10
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i5-1240P |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 28 W |
| Max TDP | — | 64 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i5-1240P |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 12+20% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Threads | 10 | 16+60% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+79% | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+5% | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i5-1240P |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,300 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i5-1240P |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 64 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i5-1240P |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228+91%Top 5% | 2,209Bottom 31% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314+67%Top 17% | 10,364Bottom 42% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459+67%Top 2% | 1,475Bottom 29% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893+92%Top 32% | 8,274Bottom 26% |
| PassMark | 26,757+70%Top 29% | 15,707Bottom 33% |
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