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Intel Atom Z2520 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU)
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Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| Family | Intel Atom (108) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700 (3) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Cloverview | M5 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x 1.20 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| GPU name | PowerVR SGX544 MP2 | Apple M5 Pro (20 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 8 | 320 / 2560 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 45nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| Memory | LPDDR2-1066 (8.5 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (307.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 8 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| TDP | 45 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 90 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Atom Z2520 | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | MMX, SSE3, SSSE3 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q2/2013 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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