Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Gemini Lake
Apple M5
Processor Number
N5000
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 605
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1090
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
6 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.1 GHz
4.61 GHz
Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
4
18
L1 Cache
96 K per core
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L2 Cache
4 MB per core
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Multiplier
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46
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
8 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
200 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
750 MHz
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Shader Units
144
2560
Texture Units
18
160
Raster Operation Units
3
80
Execution Units
18
320
Power Consumption
5 W
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Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 30 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
2.0
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PCIe Lanes
6
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
370
4,290
Geekbench 5
438
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Geekbench 6
1,090
24,687
Geekbench 5
1,317
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Passmark CPU
1,127
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Passmark CPU
2,574
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Cinebench R23
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2,569
Cinebench R23
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24,400
Cinebench 2024
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209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.