Apple M5 (10-core) vs Intel Core i7-8650U
93.6Single-core—
56.3Multi-core24.3
93.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
40Platformspec-based37.2
8 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8650U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 (10-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 56 vs 24
- 334% higher PassMark: 26,757 vs 6,170
- 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
- 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm
- 61% higher Base clock: 3.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8650U
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2017 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+150% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | 0 |
| Threads | 10+25% | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+61% | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+10% | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228Top 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314Top 17% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459Top 2% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893Top 32% | — |
| PassMark | 26,757+334%Top 29% | 6,170Bottom 11% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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