Home > CPU Comparison > Core i5 13500H or M1 Pro: what's better?

Intel Core i5 13500H vs Apple M1 Pro

52 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500H
VS
58 out of 100
Apple M1 Pro
Intel Core i5 13500H
Apple M1 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 13500H with 12-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro 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

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
DeviceFacts Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
πŸ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Pro and 13500H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500H
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13500H
vs
M1 Pro

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i5 13500H
101
M1 Pro +8%
109
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 570 444
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3478 3334
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13500H +5%
2451
M1 Pro
2328
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500H +9%
11249
M1 Pro
10305
File compression 1040 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 80.4 Klines/sec 82.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 277.6 pages/sec 249.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 349.1 Mpixels/sec 271.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.9 pages/sec 246.4 pages/sec
Background blur 47.8 images/sec 36.9 images/sec
Photo processing 101.9 images/sec 102.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.7 Mpixels/sec 10.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 501 & 593 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 13500H
3368
M1 Pro +13%
3795
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500H
20909
M1 Pro +5%
21934
Integer math 71.4 GOps/sec 45.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.1 GOps/sec 64 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 73M Primes/sec 272M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.5M Strings/sec 32.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.6 GBytes/sec 12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.2 MBytes/sec 272.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 2696 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.5B Matrices/sec 12.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1766 & 2437 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13500H
170.75
M1 Pro +9%
186.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.6 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 250 PPW 343.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.6 PPW 731.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.79 PPW 6.23 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 13500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (jhu)Cinebench 2026570 / 3478
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-26 (SAIMON)Cinebench 202458 / 615
Add View all (2)
Apple M1 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Geekbench 6 CPU2450 / 12944
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2026444 / 3334
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2024115 / 857
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-23 (anon121434)Cinebench 202499 / 682
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-19 (serhii)Cinebench 2024109 / 796
Add View all (7)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500H and Apple M1 Pro

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 3, 2023 October 18, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M1
Model number i5-13500H -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#140th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 2
E-Threads 8 2
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 10
Total Threads 16 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 26x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 24MB (shared)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 33.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 95 W -
Socket BGA-1744 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C -
Laptop processors ranking (183rd and 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 1450 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 640 2048
TMUs 40 128
ROPs 20 64
Execution Units 80 256
TGP 15 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13500H
1.9 TFLOPS
M1 Pro +179%
5.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-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 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13500H official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 28 -

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
19 (57.6%)
14 (42.4%)
Total votes: 33

Competitors

1. Intel Core i5 13500H vs Intel Core i7 13700H (1)
2. Intel Core i5 13500H vs AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
3. Intel Core i5 13500H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
4. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M3 Max (1)
5. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M4 (10-Core) (7)
6. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
7. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M3 (17)
8. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M3 Pro (10)
9. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M2 (1)
10. Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M2 Pro (1)
Compare other CPUs (460+)

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Pro or Intel Core i5 13500H?
🌐 Register your profile and become part of DeviceFacts community!
EnglishРусский