Product Compare
Intel Core i7 6700 vs Apple M3 Pro
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Sep 2015 | Oct 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Apple M3 |
| Processor Number | i7-6700 | |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core) |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 30 W |
| Transistor Count | 37 billions | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 4 | 12 |
| Total Thread Count | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 34 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 16 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 6 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 6 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.75 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 2.57 GHz | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | 36 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 3 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 2304 | |
| Texture Units | 144 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 72 | |
| Execution Units | 288 | |
| Power Consumption | 30 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1063 | 1978 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 4841 | 15098 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1388 | 3160 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 4622 | 15083 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2288 | 4401 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 8087 | 25201 |