Apple M5 (10-core) vs Intel Core i7-11800H
93.6Single-core51.8
56.3Multi-core41.1
93.3Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU37.8
40Platformspec-based60.5
10 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-11800H
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.1 to 46.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+42) and multi-core (+15). Intel Core i7-11800H 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 41
- 93% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,228 vs 2,193
- 87% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 17,314 vs 9,254
- 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-11800H
- 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
- 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-11800H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-11800H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+25% | 8 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 10 | 16+60% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+33% | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 24 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-11800H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,450 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-11800H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 128 GB+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-11800H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228+93%Top 5% | 2,193Bottom 29% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314+87%Top 17% | 9,254Bottom 34% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459+64%Top 2% | 1,499Bottom 30% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893+36%Top 32% | 11,662Bottom 48% |
| PassMark | 26,757+37%Top 29% | 19,575Bottom 50% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 670Bottom 25% |
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