Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 6700
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
-
i7-6700
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
27 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
34
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
-
4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
8 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
2005 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,063
Cinebench R23
15,912
4,841
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,388
Geekbench 6
17,501
4,622
Cinebench 2024
206
-
Cinebench 2024
1,170
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,002
Geekbench 5
-
3,915
Blender
-
88
Passmark CPU
-
2,288
Passmark CPU
-
8,087