Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
-
i5-6500
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
38 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
12
4
Multiplier
45
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
2048
-
Texture Units
128
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Execution Units
256
-
Power Consumption
26
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,171
966
Cinebench R23
18,574
3,420
Geekbench 6
3,863
1,197
Geekbench 6
20,492
3,264
Cinebench 2024
170
-
Cinebench 2024
1,418
-
Geekbench 5
-
900
Geekbench 5
-
3,118
Blender
-
53
Passmark CPU
-
2,116
Passmark CPU
-
5,591