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Intel Core Ultra 7 365 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

61 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 365
VS
96 out of 100
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 365
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 365 with 8-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) with 18-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

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 (18-Core) and 365
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 365
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
  • Around 217.6 GB/s (243%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) integrated graphics: 8.3 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 10 more physical cores
  • 54% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4312 vs 2799 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 365
vs
M5 Pro (18-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 9144
Cinebench Scores (#29th 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 1110 MB/sec 2530 MB/sec
Clang compilation 67.5 Klines/sec 262.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 304.1 pages/sec 738.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 315.6 Mpixels/sec 744.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 450.7 pages/sec
Background blur 52.1 images/sec 100.3 images/sec
Photo processing 119.6 images/sec 250.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.8 Mpixels/sec 46.5 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 45.8 GOps/sec 132.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 62.5 GOps/sec 186.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 191M Primes/sec 486M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.6M Strings/sec 85.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.1 GBytes/sec 40.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.4 MBytes/sec 697.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1918 Frames/sec 5687 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.2B Matrices/sec 33.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 242 & 138 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 365
127.38
M5 Pro (18-Core) +319%
533.76

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 31 PPW 27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 464.7 PPW 395.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 825.7 PPW 792.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.1 PPW 7.41 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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 365 and Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 5, 2026 March 3, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Panther Lake Apple M5
Model number 365 T6050
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 260 - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
Intel CPU rating (#76th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 18
P-Threads 4 18
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 18
Total Threads 8 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 72 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket FCBGA2540 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size - 166.85 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (87th and 3rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 512 2560
TMUs 32 160
ROPs 16 80
Execution Units 4 320
TGP 25 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 365
2.6 TFLOPS
M5 Pro (18-Core) +219%
8.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 365 official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

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