Apple M5 Pro (18-core) vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
91.5Single-core22.9
94.8Multi-core20.9
93.3Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
57.5Platformspec-based24.4
10 spec wins — Apple M5 Pro (18-core)1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 Pro (18-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 87.4 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+74) and single-core (+69). 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 Pro (18-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 92 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 95 vs 21
- 1865% higher PassMark: 57,150 vs 2,908
- 500% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 4 MB
- 350% higher cores: 18 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18+350% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 18 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 18+350% | 4 |
| Base clock | 4.4 GHz+300% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+39% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB+500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 20-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+300% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,295Top 4% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 28,436Top 3% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 57,150+1865%Top 3% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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