Apple M1 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Lower TDP (14W vs 15W)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4266)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+19%
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+45%
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+15%
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+27%
10282
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1
+13%
113
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
100
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1
509
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+12%
571
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
235U
Apple M-Socket
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
20
192 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
1024
Shader Units
-
64
Texture Units
-
32
Raster Operation Units
-
128
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
