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Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
VS
94 out of 100
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
Apple M5 Pro (15-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 Pro (15-Core) with 15-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 (15-Core) and 358H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 6.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
  • Around 153.6 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 50% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4254 vs 2839 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra X7 358H
vs
M5 Pro (15-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 720
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4689 7161
Cinebench Scores (126th and 40th 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 2370 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 222.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 672.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 667.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 436.8 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 238.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 39.7 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 82.8 GOps/sec 109.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 103.3 GOps/sec 154.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 336M Primes/sec 460M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.2M Strings/sec 70.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.9 GBytes/sec 33.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.3 MBytes/sec 581.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3011 Frames/sec 5367 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 27.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 334 & 94 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 44.6 PPW 29.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 682.5 PPW 417.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1346.9 PPW 785.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 11.27 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 -> asterismxGeekbench 6 CPU2910 / 17150
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 2024126 / 1182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 20260 / 4753
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Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 (loltoast)Geekbench 6 CPU4309 / 26914
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (JSK)Geekbench 6 CPU4287 / 26529
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Apple M5 Pro (15-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 358H T6050
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
Intel CPU rating (#38th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 15
P-Threads 4 15
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 15
Total Threads 16 15
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 32MB (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) 62 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket FCBGA2540 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Die Size - 166.85 mmΒ²
Laptop processors ranking (46th and 4th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1536 2048
TMUs 48 128
ROPs 24 64
Execution Units 12 256
TGP 30 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 358H +17%
7.7 TFLOPS
M5 Pro (15-Core)
6.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 307.2 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 -

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
3 (12%)
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Total votes: 25

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Comments

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