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Intel Core i5 1335U vs Apple M2 Pro

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1335U
VS
65 out of 100
Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i5 1335U
Apple M2 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1335U with 10-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro with 12-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 Pro and 1335U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1335U
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
Advantages of Apple M2 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) integrated graphics: 6.8 vs 1.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2666 vs 2119 points
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1335U
vs
M2 Pro

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i5 1335U
95
M2 Pro +32%
125
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i5 1335U
397
M2 Pro +100%
795
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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)
Core i5 1335U
2119
M2 Pro +26%
2666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
7587
M2 Pro +91%
14489
File compression 703.6 MB/sec 1630 MB/sec
Clang compilation 53.5 Klines/sec 125.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 219.6 pages/sec 356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 218.9 Mpixels/sec 352.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 207.1 pages/sec 266.9 pages/sec
Background blur 38.2 images/sec 53.8 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 126.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 11.8 Mpixels/sec 17 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1007 & 917 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 1335U
3248
M2 Pro +26%
4089
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
13813
M2 Pro +93%
26724
Integer math 49.7 GOps/sec 57.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 73.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 354M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.5M Strings/sec 40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.7 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 154.4 MBytes/sec 334.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 819 Frames/sec 3611 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.7B Matrices/sec 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3604 & 584 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1335U
80.21
M2 Pro +147%
198.23

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 505.8 PPW 483 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 920.9 PPW 890.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.35 PPW 6.61 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 i5 1335U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2317 / 7898
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2391 / 7543
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 8190
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Cinebench 202495 / 397
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Apple M2 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-23 (Roman)Cinebench 2024125 / 795
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1335U and Apple M2 Pro

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 3, 2023 January 17, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M2
Model number i5-1335U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#191st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 8
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 13x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 40 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 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 640 2432
TMUs 40 152
ROPs 20 76
Execution Units 80 304
TGP 15 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1335U
1.6 TFLOPS
M2 Pro +325%
6.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1335U official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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