Apple M5 Pro (18C20G) vs Intel Core i7-2629M Full Specs

Summary

18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.1GHz
TDP 60W	TDP 25W
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3
iGPU 20-Core M5 Pro	iGPU HD 3000 1100MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 211.2 GFLOPSFP32
Socket -	Socket BGA 1023

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 Pro (18C20G)4,268

x9.70

Core i7-2629M440

x1

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Core Config

18 Cores 6P 12M	2 Cores 2P -
18 Threads 6P 12M	4 Threads 4P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 2.1GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3GHz
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 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 4MB
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type DDR3
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 1333MT/s
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 21.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 60W	TDP 25W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 5GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 20-Core M5 Pro	iGPU HD 3000 1100MHz
Shaders 2560	Shaders 96
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 211.2 GFLOPSFP32

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 Sandy Bridge
Family M Series	Family Core 2nd Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-C - M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core	Codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge-H-2Die Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2Variant - -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Feb 1, 2011

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node 32nm
Die Size -	Die Size 149mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 624 Million
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 4 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M5 Pro, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)

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