Intel Core 5 320 “Wildcat Lake” laptop beats Apple Macbook Neo A19 chip in mulit-core test

Intel Wildcat Lake reaches 15,222 points in Multi-core PassMark test, but lags behind Apple A19 Pro in single-core

Intel’s Core 5 320 has appeared in the PassMark database, giving the first public look at performance for one of the new Wildcat Lake processors. This is a Core Series 3 chip for entry-level laptops, positioned below the Core Ultra Series 3 lineup.

The Core 5 320 uses a 6-core, 6-thread configuration. It combines 2 Performance cores with 4 Low Power Efficient cores. PassMark lists the chip with 6 MB of L3 cache and shows three submitted samples, so the margin of error is still high.

Source: PassMark

Beast Apple MacBook Neo with phone chip

The processor scored 15,222 points in the CPU Mark test and 4,047 points in the single-thread test. This puts it close to the Apple A18 Pro used in the MacBook Neo in single-thread performance, while the Intel chip is around 27% faster in the multi-thread score.

Compared with Apple’s A19 Pro, the Core 5 320 is slower in single-thread performance but slightly ahead in the total CPU Mark score. PassMark currently lists the A19 Pro at 5,177 points in single-thread and 14,837 points in CPU Mark, compared with 4,047 and 15,222 points for the Core 5 320.

Strong iGPU upgrade over Lunar Lake

Wildcat Lake also brings Xe3 graphics to Intel’s lower-cost laptop segment. The Core 5 320 uses 2 Xe cores, far below the 8 Xe cores used by Lunar Lake, yet the score is 2746 compared to 5133 points. Mentioned X86 is dead and back, who found the Wildcat lake listing.

1st @PassMarkInc sample of Intel Core 5 320 Wildcat Lake!

Only 70mm2 approx 18A + IOD N6 (non monolithic)? without MoP? Right? 2+0+4, incredible perf.

& incredible perf. of (only) 2 Xe3 (1st 18A iGPU)

2746 vs 5133 140v (8Xe2). https://t.co/Uf8cCup6kb pic.twitter.com/0kTgXgn8v3

— X86 is dead&back (@x86deadandback) April 27, 2026

Intel officially launched Core Series 3 on April 16. However, we have not seen a single laptop on sale yet. In fact, we have only seen a reference laptop design as captured by other media.

Source: PassMark via @X86 is dead&back