Apple M1 (8-core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
53.6Single-core22.9
35.8Multi-core20.9
80Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
31.1Platformspec-based24.4
7 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)2 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M1 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 47.3 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+31) and multi-core (+15). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 21
- 386% higher PassMark: 14,122 vs 2,908
- 349% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 7,760 vs 1,730
- 124% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,500 vs 669
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8+100% | 4 |
| Base clock | — | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz+3% |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 8-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,340Bottom 38% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,350Bottom 28% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,500+124%Bottom 31% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,760+349%Bottom 25% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 14,122+386%Bottom 29% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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