Product Compare
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 5960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2026 | Aug 2014 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M5 | Haswell E |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | N/A |
| Processor Number | i7-5960X | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | 2.6 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-2011-3 |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Total Core Count | 18 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | 16 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 30x |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| Shader Units | 2560 | |
| Texture Units | 160 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 80 | |
| Execution Units | 320 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2569 | 1057 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 24400 | 9850 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4290 | 1244 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 24687 | 6669 |