Apple M3 (8-core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
69.8Single-core22.9
43.3Multi-core20.9
93.3Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
35Platformspec-based24.4
10 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)0 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M3 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.6 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+47) and multi-core (+22). 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 M3 (8-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 21
- 555% higher PassMark: 19,056 vs 2,908
- 501% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,400 vs 1,730
- 184% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,900 vs 669
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M3 (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 | 4.1 GHz+23% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 24 GB+50% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,090Top 16% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 11,700Top 48% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,900+184%Top 29% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 10,400+501%Bottom 42% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 19,056+555%Bottom 48% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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