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Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
VS
66 out of 100
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 338H with 12-cores against the 2 GHz Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (MacBook) and 338H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Arc B370 integrated graphics: 6.1 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • Around 76.5 GB/s (127%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.05 GHz)
Advantages of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3615 vs 2822 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 338H
vs
A18 Pro (MacBook)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 501 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3840 -
Cinebench Scores (#42nd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1210 MB/sec 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 58.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 214.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 318.8 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 41 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 91.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 9.18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 63.8 GOps/sec 37.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 82.6 GOps/sec 25.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 132M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.8M Strings/sec 17.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec 8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 274.2 MBytes/sec 133.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2652 Frames/sec 1380 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec 6.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 51 & 962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 38.7 PPW 70.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 561.3 PPW 922.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1133.2 PPW 1281.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.22 PPW 7.1 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 CPU3006 / 7807
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-24 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 5, 2026 September 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Panther Lake Apple M4
Model number 338H APL1V07
Integrated GPU Arc B370 Apple A18 Pro GPU
Intel CPU rating (#57th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.05 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 2.42 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 6
Total Threads 12 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 19x 40x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 10 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket FCBGA2540 Custom
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC -
Laptop processors ranking (69th and 72nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B370 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2400 MHz 1490 MHz
Shading Units 1280 768
TMUs 40 40
ROPs 20 -
Execution Units 10 128
TGP 25 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 338H +165%
6.1 TFLOPS
A18 Pro (MacBook)
2.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to Arc B370

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 8 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 136.5 GB/s 60 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 338H official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) or Intel Core Ultra 5 338H?
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ComputerNerd March 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Who are the drug addicts voting for the A18 Pro CPU? It is worse. Worse multi-core, worse iGPU performance, and no X86 software compatibility. I'd rather take the latest Snapdragon laptop CPUs instead.
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lightuser October 25, 2026 at 11:48 PM
it has better single core performance, better ppw and is cheaper. ultra 5 doesnโ€™t worth the money basically. most of the time no body uses all the cores. btw your comment is like coming from a drug addict goldfish. an a18 pro has no x86 compatibility but snapdragon has? lol have you heard something called rosetta 2?
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