Intel Pentium Extreme 965 vs Apple M5 Max (18C40G) Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 3.73GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 130W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 0	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 775	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Pentium Extreme 965183

x1

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

x23.72

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 3.73GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 16KB P -	L1i 192KB P 192KB M
L1d 16KB P -	L1d 128KB P 128KB M
L2 4MB P shared -	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type -	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory -	Max Memory 128GB
ECC -	ECC No
Channels -	Channels 4
Bus Width -	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed -	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator -	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 614.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 130W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type FSB	Bus Type -
Bus Config 64-bit	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 1.066GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 8.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 0	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Shaders -	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 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 NetBurst	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Pentium D	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Presler-XE - - -	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 22, 2006	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 65nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 162mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 376 Million	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 2 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops -

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

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