IBM PowerPC 7447 1420MHz vs Apple M5 (10C10G) Full Specs

Summary

1 Core 1 Thread 1.42GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.61GHz
TDP 21W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU -	iGPU 10-Core M5
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TOPSINT8 Tensor
Socket CBGA 360	Socket -

Core Config

1 Core 1P -	10 Cores 4P 6E
1 Threads 1P -	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 1.42GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 512KB P - -	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type -	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory -	Max Memory 32GB
ECC -	ECC No
Channels -	Channels 2
Bus Width -	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed -	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator -	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 21W	TDP 30W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type FSB	Bus Type -
Bus Config 64-bit	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 167MT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 1.3GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU -	iGPU 10-Core M5
Shaders -	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TOPSINT8 Tensor

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer IBM	Manufacturer Apple
ISA PowerPC	ISA AArch64
Architecture G4	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family G4	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Apollo 7 - - -	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Jan 1, 2003	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry Motorola	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 180nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 84mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 49 Million	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 1 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops iBook G4 14(Mid 2005)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5, Late 2025)
Desktops Mac mini(Early 2005)	Desktops -
All-in-Ones eMac(Mid 2005)	All-in-Ones -

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