Intel Core i7-3615QM vs Apple M5 Pro (15C16G) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 8 Threads 2.3GHz	15 Cores(5P+10M) 15 Threads(5P+10M) 4.61GHz
TDP 45W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s DDR3·DDR3L	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU HD 4000 1200MHz	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 307.2 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1224	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i7-3615QM631

x1

M5 Pro (15C16G)4,268

x6.76

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	15 Cores 5P 10M
8 Threads 8P -	15 Threads 5P 10M

Clocks

Base Clock 2.3GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Boost Clock 3.3GHz	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 DDR3·DDR3L	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 45W	TDP 60W
Max Operating Temp 105°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 4000 1200MHz	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Shaders 128	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.2GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 307.2 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 Ivy Bridge	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 3rd Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Gladden Ivy Bridge-HE-4Die Ivy Bridge-4C-GT2Variant - -	Codename Sotra-C - M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Apr 1, 2012	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 22nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 160mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 1.4 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 9 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 15(Mid 2012)MacBook Pro 15(Retina, Mid 2012)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)
Desktops Mac mini(Late 2012)Mac mini Server(Late 2012)	Desktops -

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