Apple M5 (10-core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
93.6Single-core22.9
56.3Multi-core20.9
93.3Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
40Platformspec-based24.4
12 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)0 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.1 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+71) and multi-core (+35). 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 M5 (10-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 94 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 56 vs 21
- 820% higher PassMark: 26,757 vs 2,908
- 819% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 15,893 vs 1,730
- 268% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 2,459 vs 669
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+150% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Threads | 10+150% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+177% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+40% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 32 GB+100% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228Top 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314Top 17% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459+268%Top 2% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893+819%Top 32% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 26,757+820%Top 29% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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