Intel Core i7 5960X vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Apple M5
Processor Number
i7-5960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
30x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
—
12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
307 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
Shader Units
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2560
Texture Units
—
160
Raster Operation Units
—
80
Execution Units
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320
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
2,569
Cinebench R23
9,850
24,400
Geekbench 6
1,244
4,290
Geekbench 6
6,669
24,687
Passmark CPU
1,963
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Passmark CPU
12,655
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Cinebench 2024
—
209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.