Intel Core i5-6440HQ vs Apple M5 Pro (15C16G) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 4 Threads 2.6GHz	15 Cores(5P+10M) 15 Threads(5P+10M) 4.61GHz
TDP 45W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU HD 530 950MHz	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 364.8 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1440	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i5-6440HQ1,161

x1

M5 Pro (15C16G)4,268

x3.68

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	15 Cores 5P 10M
4 Threads 4P -	15 Threads 5P 10M

Clocks

Base Clock 2.6GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Boost Clock 3.5GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 192KB M
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 128KB M
L2 256KB P - -	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared
L3 6MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 2133MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 45W	TDP 60W
cTDP-down 35W	cTDP-down -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 0	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 8GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 530 950MHz	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Shaders 192	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 950MHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 364.8 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Skylake	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 6th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Skylake-E Skylake-4C-GT2Variant - -	Codename Sotra-C M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 24, 2016	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 14nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 122mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 2.1 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)
All-in-Ones Surface Studio(Late 2016)	All-in-Ones -

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