Apple M5 (10-core) vs Intel Core i7-8750H
93.6Single-core—
56.3Multi-core29.1
93.3Efficiencyspec-based31.6
—iGPU26.9
40Platformspec-based45.5
6 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8750H
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8750H 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 29
- 175% higher PassMark: 26,757 vs 9,728
- 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm
- 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
- 39% higher Base clock: 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8750H
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
- 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8750H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2018 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8750H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+67% | 6 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 10 | 12+20% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+39% | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+12% | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 9 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8750H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8750H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2666 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 64 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core i7-8750H |
|---|---|---|
| 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+175%Top 29% | 9,728Bottom 18% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 410Bottom 17% |
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