Intel Core i5 6600 vs Apple M5 Max (40-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
i5-6600
-
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
-
Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
4
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
33x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
-
L3 Cache
6 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
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
5120
Texture Units
-
320
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
640
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
-
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,042
2,584
Cinebench R23
3,810
31,566
Geekbench 6
1,215
4,355
Geekbench 5
953
-
Geekbench 6
3,041
30,196
Geekbench 5
3,325
-
Blender
41
-
Passmark CPU
2,246
6,027
Passmark CPU
5,989
58,548
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071