Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285 with 24-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core) with 36-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
- Around 1126.4 GB/s (1100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports up to 512 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
- Has 12 more physical cores
- 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4331 vs 3134 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (68th and 1st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1380 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 221 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 407 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 501.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 356.4 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 81.2 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 141.3 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 47.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.2 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 310.2 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Apple M5 |
| Model number | 285 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
Intel CPU rating (#20th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 36 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 36 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | - |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 182 W | - |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (30th and 1st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 10240 |
| TMUs | - | 640 |
| ROPs | - | 320 |
| Execution Units | - | 1280 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 64 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 1228.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | - |
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