Intel Core i7 6900K vs Apple M2

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core i7 6900K

Intel 2016-05
C

Apple M2

Apple 2022-06

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2016
Jun 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Apple M2
Processor Number
i7-6900K
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M2 GPU

Package

Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
15 W
Transistor Count
-
20 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
32x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-2133
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
40
-

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1398 MHz
Shader Units
-
1024
Texture Units
-
64
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
128
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
1,286
2,694
Geekbench 6
7,470
10,130