Apple M1 Max vs Pentium Silver N5000

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver N5000
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54
Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
+803%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a whopping 803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2134534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium SilverApple M-Series
Power efficiency24.29no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)no data
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads410
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.22 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache256 KB2.9 MB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)28 MB
L3 cache4 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1090no data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 605Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and M1 Max.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Silver N5000 1.54
Apple M1 Max 13.91
+803%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Silver N5000 2442
Apple M1 Max 22098
+805%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Silver N5000 237
Apple M1 Max 1691
+615%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Silver N5000 78
Apple M1 Max 200
+156%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Silver N5000 1582
Apple M1 Max 12697
+703%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Silver N5000 421
Apple M1 Max 1782
+323%

WebXPRT 3

Pentium Silver N5000 89
Apple M1 Max 360
+304%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 13.91
Recency 11 December 2017 18 October 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 Max has a 803.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.


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