Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

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Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 125U with 12 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 120GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.7GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

Lower TDP (30W vs 57W)

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 6400)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro

1632

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U +4%

1713

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +46%

13929

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

9529

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +22%

2650

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

2171

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +66%

14275

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

8558

Blender

Apple M2 Pro +90%

253

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

133

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +17%

4116

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

3500

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +40%

26265

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

18744

Apple M2 Pro

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Dec 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Meteor Lake

-

Processor Number

125U

Apple M-Socket

Socket

FCBGA-2049

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

-

Generation

Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

12-57 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

110°C

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

2

8

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

10

4

Efficiency Core Threads

10

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

0.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

14

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

13x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

112 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467, DDR5-5600

32 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

120 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

1850 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1850 MHz

2432

Shader Units

64

152

Texture Units

4

76

Raster Operation Units

2

304

Execution Units

4

35 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

2.24 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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