Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) vs Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Full Specs
9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz | 2 Cores 4 Threads 1.1GHz |
TDP 15W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X | Bandwidth 29.9GB/s · |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor | ·· 331.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
Socket - | Socket |
9 Cores 3P 6E | 2 Cores 2P - |
9 Threads 3P 6E | 4 Threads 4P - |
Base Clock 4.46GHz | Base Clock 1.1GHz |
Boost Clock - | Boost Clock 3.4GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 192KB P 128KB E | L1i 32KB P - |
L1d 128KB P 64KB E | L1d 32KB P - |
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared | L2 256KB P - - |
L3 - | L3 4MB |
SLC Cache 8MB | SLC Cache - |
Type LPDDR5X | Type · |
Max Memory 32GB | Max Memory 16GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 2 | Channels 2 |
Bus Width 128-bit | Bus Width 128-bit |
Speed 9600MT/s | Speed 1866MT/s |
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s | Bandwidth 29.9GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 15W | TDP 5W |
cTDP-down - | cTDP-down 4W |
cTDP-up - | cTDP-up 7W |
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max | Max Operating Temp 100°C Max |
Bus Type - | Bus Type OPI |
Bus Config - | Bus Config 4 lanes |
Bus Speed - | Bus Speed 4GT/s |
Bus Bandwidth - | Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x59.8GB/sBandwidth | PCIe PCIe 3.0 x109.8GB/sBandwidth |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 1280 | Shaders 184 |
Boost Clock 1.58GHz | Boost Clock 900MHz |
·· 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor | ·· 331.2 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H17 Theia | NPU Model - |
NPU Cores 16 | NPU Cores - |
NPU Clock 2.45GHz | NPU Clock - |
Performance 38 TOPSINT8 | Performance - |
Controller Model - | Controller Model 300 Series Y+ |
Codename - | Codename Amber Lake |
PCIe - | PCIe - |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA x86-64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core | Codename Amber Lake-Y Amber Lake-2CVariant - - |
Market Segment Tablet | Market Segment Laptop |
Release Date Oct 15, 2025 | Release Date Jan 3, 2021 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry Intel |
Other Foundries - | Other Foundries IntelPCH |
Fabrication Node N3P - | Fabrication Node 14nm++ 22nmPCH |
Die Size - | Die Size 103mm² 52mm²PCH |
Transistor Count - | Transistor Count 1.8 Billion |
Transistor Density - | Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm² |
