Pentium B915C vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 692 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 2048 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 1 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 9 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and Pentium B915C. We've got no test results to judge.
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