Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i7-6950X
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
27 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
10
20
Multiplier
46
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,069
Cinebench R23
15,912
9,743
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,020
Geekbench 6
17,501
6,726
Cinebench 2024
206
-
Cinebench 2024
1,170
-
Passmark CPU
-
2,330
Passmark CPU
-
17,362