Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Dec 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Gemini Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
UHD Graphics 605
Processor Number
—
N5000
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1090
Power Consumption
27 W
6 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
46
—
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
4 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
8 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
750 MHz
Shader Units
1024
144
Texture Units
64
18
Raster Operation Units
32
3
Execution Units
128
18
GPU Base Frequency
—
200 MHz
Power Consumption
—
5 W
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 30 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
2.0
PCIe Lanes
—
6
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
—
Cinebench R23
15,912
—
Geekbench 6
4,251
370
Geekbench 6
17,501
1,090
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
—
Geekbench 5
—
438
Geekbench 5
—
1,317
Passmark CPU
—
1,127
Passmark CPU
—
2,574
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.