Intel Core i5 6500 vs Apple M2 Pro
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M2
Processor Number
i5-6500
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
30 W
Transistor Count
-
40 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
12
Multiplier
32x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
204.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
450 MHz
Shader Units
-
2432
Texture Units
-
152
Raster Operation Units
-
76
Execution Units
-
304
Power Consumption
-
35 W
Max Resolution
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
966
1,632
Cinebench R23
3,420
13,929
Geekbench 6
1,197
2,650
Geekbench 5
900
1,986
Geekbench 6
3,264
14,275
Geekbench 5
3,118
14,863
Blender
53
253
Passmark CPU
2,116
4,116
Passmark CPU
5,591
26,265
Cinebench 2024
-
122
Cinebench 2024
-
782