Pentium Silver N5000 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a whopping 1282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 224 | 2017 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | Intel Pentium Silver |
| Architecture codename | no data | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
| Current price | no data | $358 (2.2x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 18 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 1282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 1280% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by 247% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.83 | 1.58 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 11 December 2017 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 6 Watt |
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Pentium Silver N5000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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