Intel Core i5 1235U vs Apple M1 Pro
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We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2328 vs 2089 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 400 | 444 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 1046 | 3334 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 448.4 MB/sec | 1230 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 24.1 Klines/sec | 82.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156 pages/sec | 249.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 128.9 Mpixels/sec | 271.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 206.3 pages/sec | 246.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 34.7 images/sec | 36.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 54.1 images/sec | 102.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.5 Mpixels/sec | 10.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 47.4 GOps/sec | 45.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 37.4 GOps/sec | 64 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 534M Primes/sec | 272M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 16.6M Strings/sec | 32.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 9 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 143.4 MBytes/sec | 272.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 649 Frames/sec | 2696 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 7.9B Matrices/sec | 12.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.5 PPW | 26.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 424.1 PPW | 343.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 826.9 PPW | 731.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.36 PPW | 6.23 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 1235U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-15 (zoetje) | Cinebench 2026 | 400 / 1046 |
| π 2026-08-09 (Jubayer) | Cinebench 2024 | 86 / 393 |
| π 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2191 / 7204 |
| π 2026-03-08 -> samueltails | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2147 / 6050 |
| π 2025-01-13 (sauron269) | Cinebench 2024 | 98 / 368 |
Apple M1 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2450 / 12944 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2026 | 444 / 3334 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 857 |
| π 2025-02-23 (anon121434) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 682 |
| π 2025-02-19 (serhii) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 796 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and Apple M1 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | February 23, 2022 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i5-1235U | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 2 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 2 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 13x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 33.7 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 12-15 W (configurable) | 30 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 55 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#124th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 640 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 40 | 128 |
| ROPs | 20 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 256 |
| TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 1235U official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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