Product Compare
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i7 6700K
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2026 | Aug 2015 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M5 | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | HD Graphics 530 |
| Processor Number | i7-6700K | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | 1.75 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1151 |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | |
| Power Consumption | 91 W | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Total Core Count | 18 | 4 |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 40 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB shared | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| Shader Units | 2560 | |
| Texture Units | 160 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 80 | |
| Execution Units | 320 | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1150 MHz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2569 | 1129 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 24400 | 5646 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4290 | 1512 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 24687 | 5068 |