Intel Core i3 6100 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M5
Processor Number
i3-6100
-
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
51 W
64 W
Transistor Count
-
28 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Total Core Count
2
18
Total Thread Count
4
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
37x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
-
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
4096
Texture Units
-
256
Raster Operation Units
-
128
Execution Units
-
512
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
-
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,003
-
Cinebench R23
2,565
-
Geekbench 6
1,146
4,282
Geekbench 5
924
-
Geekbench 6
2,487
29,052
Geekbench 5
2,023
-
Blender
40
-
Passmark CPU
2,192
-
Passmark CPU
4,140
-
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,065