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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Core2 Quad (19) |
| CPU group | Apple M1 (9) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) |
| Architecture | M1 | Yorkfield (Penryn) |
| Technology | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 775 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x Firestorm 0.60 - 3.20 GHz |
4x 2.83 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Icestorm 0.60 - 2.06 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 24.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
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| GPU name | Apple M1 Pro (14 Core) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.30 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 224 / 1792 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | macOS | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q3/2009 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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