Intel Core i7 5960X vs Apple M1 Pro
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Haswell E
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Processor Number
i7-5960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
33.7 billions
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
30 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
16
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
30x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
204.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
40
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1296 MHz
Shader Units
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2048
Texture Units
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128
Raster Operation Units
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64
Power Consumption
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30 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,530
Cinebench R23
9,850
12,116
Geekbench 6
1,244
2,180
Geekbench 6
6,669
7,976
Passmark CPU
1,963
3,792
Passmark CPU
12,655
21,750
Blender
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211
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.