Apple M4 Pro (14-core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
85.4Single-core22.9
70.5Multi-core20.9
93.3Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
51.1Platformspec-based24.4
10 spec wins — Apple M4 Pro (14-core)0 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M4 Pro (14-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 75.2 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+63) and multi-core (+50). 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 M4 Pro (14-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 85 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 21
- 1206% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 22,600 vs 1,730
- 1206% higher PassMark: 37,968 vs 2,908
- 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 14+250% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 10 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 14+250% | 4 |
| Base clock | — | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+37% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 20-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+300% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,920Top 8% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 22,400Top 6% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,210+230%Top 6% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 22,600+1206%Top 16% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 37,968+1206%Top 13% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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