Apple M1 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2020
May 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
N/A
Processor Number
-
i7-6950X
Package
Transistor Count
16 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
14 W
140 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
8
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
8
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
30x
L3 Cache
-
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
16 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,513
1,069
Cinebench R23
7,782
9,743
Geekbench 6
2,231
1,020
Geekbench 5
1,757
-
Geekbench 6
8,035
6,726
Geekbench 5
7,742
-
Cinebench 2024
113
-
Cinebench 2024
509
-
Blender
130
-
Passmark CPU
3,717
2,330
Passmark CPU
14,218
17,362