Product Compare
Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Core i7 6950X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2552 | 1069 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 15912 | 9743 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4251 | 1020 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 17501 | 6726 |