Apple M2 vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
-
i5-6600
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
1.75 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
4
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
33x
L3 Cache
-
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
1,215
Geekbench 6
10,130
3,041
Cinebench R23
-
1,042
Cinebench R23
-
3,810
Geekbench 5
-
953
Geekbench 5
-
3,325
Blender
-
41
Passmark CPU
-
2,246
Passmark CPU
-
5,989