Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N5030
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Gemini Lake Refresh
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
UHD Graphics 605
Processor Number
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N5030
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1090
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Power Consumption
—
6 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
1.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
18
4
Multiplier
46
—
Unlocked Multiplier
No
—
L3 Cache
—
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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8 GB
Max Memory Channels
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2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
—
Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
750 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
2.0
PCIe Lanes
—
6
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
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Cinebench R23
24,400
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Geekbench 6
4,290
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Geekbench 6
24,687
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Cinebench 2024
209
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Cinebench 2024
1,732
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.