Apple M5 Pro (15C16G) vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6970 Full Specs

Summary

15 Cores(5P+10M) 15 Threads(5P+10M) 4.61GHz	2 Cores 2 Threads 2.5GHz
TDP 60W	TDP 35W
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth -
iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro	iGPU 0
Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -
Socket -	Socket Socket P

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M5 Pro (15C16G)4,268

x15.75

Core 2 Duo T6970271

x1

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Core Config

15 Cores 5P 10M	2 Cores 2P -
15 Threads 5P 10M	2 Threads 2P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 2.5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 192KB M	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 128KB M	L1d 32KB P -
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared	L2 2MB P shared -
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type -
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory -
ECC No	ECC -
Channels 4	Channels -
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width -
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed -
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth -
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator -

Power & Thermals

TDP 60W	TDP 35W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type FSB
Bus Config -	Bus Config 64-bit
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 800MT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 6.4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro	iGPU 0
Shaders 2048	Shaders -
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock -
Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Penryn
Family M Series	Family Core 2
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-C M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core	Codename Penryn-3M - - -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Jan 1, 2011

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node 45nm
Die Size -	Die Size 82mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 228 Million
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 3 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)

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