Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i5 11320H
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) (97/100)
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core i5 11320H (39/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 51.0 Below Average |
| Performance | 100.0 Excellent WINNER | 53.0 Below Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz | — |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 2.5-3.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | — |
| E-Threads | 12 | — |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| Multiplier | 46x | 25-32x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Total Cores | 18 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 8 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Bus Bandwidth | — | 4 GT/s |
| Bus Frequency | — | 100 MHz |
| L2 Cache | — | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | — | 8MB (shared) |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | — | 4.5 GHz |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 100.3 images/sec | 25 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 262.5 Klines/sec | 32.2 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2530 MB/sec | 692.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 738.1 pages/sec | 127.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 744.9 Mpixels/sec | 153.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 250.8 images/sec | 69.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 46.5 Mpixels/sec | 5.86 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 450.7 pages/sec | 181.9 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M5 | Tiger Lake |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | June 21, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple | Intel |
| Model number | — | i7-11320H |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | — |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 16 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - DDR4-3200- LPDDR4X-4267 |
Package
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | BGA-1449 |
| Transistors | 28 billions | — |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 28-35 W (configurable) |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 697.9 MBytes/sec | 122.4 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 40.8 GBytes/sec | 6.2 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33.3B Matrices/sec | 8.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 486M Primes/sec | 39M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 186.8 GOps/sec | 21.4 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 132.7 GOps/sec | 36.2 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 5687 Frames/sec | 633 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 85.6M Strings/sec | 14.5M Strings/sec |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 320 | 96 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU |
| ROPs | 80 | 24 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 768 |
| TGP | 28 W | 15 W |
| TMUs | 160 | 48 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 300 MHz |
Cinebench
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 1227 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 561 |
Misc
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | — | Intel Core i5 11320H official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | — | 20 |
| PCI Express Version | — | 4.0 |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | — | 1.92 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 9.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 164.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 307.8 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Intel Core i5 11320H |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-03(Nooob) | — | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-07-05(Sheldon) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
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