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Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
VS
81 out of 100
Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
Apple M5 (10-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H with 16-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (10-Core) with 10-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 (3)

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 (10-Core) and 358H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 4.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Apple M5 (10-Core)
  • 51% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4276 vs 2839 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra X7 358H
vs
M5 (10-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4689 4456
Cinebench Scores (126th and 113th 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 1790 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 138 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 427.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 430.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 421.1 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 78.7 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 156.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 21.6 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)
Core Ultra X7 358H +26%
33673
M5 (10-Core)
26779
Integer math 82.8 GOps/sec 56.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 103.3 GOps/sec 75.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 336M Primes/sec 301M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.2M Strings/sec 35.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.9 GBytes/sec 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.3 MBytes/sec 296.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 3011 Frames/sec 3199 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 15.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 334 & 507 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra X7 358H +2%
281.68
M5 (10-Core)
275.89

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 44.6 PPW 43.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 682.5 PPW 661.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1346.9 PPW 991.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 11.27 PPW 10.22 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
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxGeekBench2910 / 17150
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 2024126 / 1182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 20260 / 4753
Add View all (3)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 -> knotp37Cinebench 20260 / 3841
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondrajuGeekBench4224 / 17165
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 -> RennsportGeekBench4289 / 18011
Add View all (3)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Apple M5 (10-Core)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 5, 2026 October 15, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Panther Lake Apple M5
Model number 358H T8142
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
Intel CPU rating (#38th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 6
E-Threads 12 6
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 10
Total Threads 16 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 22MB (shared)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 27 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket FCBGA2540 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Die Size - 157.48 mmΒ²
Laptop processors ranking (46th and 21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1536 1280
TMUs 48 80
ROPs 24 40
Execution Units 12 160
TGP 30 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 358H +88%
7.7 TFLOPS
M5 (10-Core)
4.1 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra X7 358H official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M5 (10-Core) or Intel Core Ultra X7 358H?
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ComputerNerd March 25, 2026 at 04:29 PM
Tough competition. The M5 10-core CPU for single core performance and battery life. The X7 358H CPU for iGPU performance and full X86 access. The latter is better for Ai and gaming. The M5 chip is better for photography, simple tasks, and general compute needs.
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MrBiggestMan April 5, 2026 at 03:18 PM
problem is that M5 way cheaper in comparison to to the X7. The X7 can be found in laptops in upwards of Β£2k while the M5 in its cheapest format (the M5 macbook air) can only be found for only Β£1k. i find the M5 is more cost effective that the X7 for that matter.
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Dineth April 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
MrBiggestMan, Btw also any laptop with the x7 is still more expensive than even the m5 mbp, which comes with active cooling.
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