Intel Core i7 6800K vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
-
Processor Number
i7-6800K
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
12
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
34x
46
L1 Cache
32 K per core
320 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2240 MHz
Shader Units
-
1280
Texture Units
-
80
Raster Operation Units
-
40
Execution Units
-
160
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
951
2,399
Cinebench R23
6,632
15,574
Geekbench 6
1,363
4,186
Geekbench 5
922
-
Geekbench 6
6,495
16,820
Geekbench 5
5,537
-
Blender
93
-
Passmark CPU
2,269
-
Passmark CPU
10,740
-
Cinebench 2024
-
184
Cinebench 2024
-
1,071
Cinebench 2026
-
4,367
Cinebench 2026
-
737