Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i5-6600K
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
HD Graphics 530
Core Architecture
-
Skylake
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
-
91 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
46
35
L1 Cache
320 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 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 Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
1280
-
Texture Units
80
-
Raster Operation Units
40
-
Execution Units
160
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,040
Cinebench R23
15,574
3,963
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,486
Geekbench 6
16,820
4,406
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Blender
-
63
Passmark CPU
-
2,327
Passmark CPU
-
6,329