Product Compare
Intel Core i7 6900K vs Apple M2
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2016 | Jun 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Core Architecture | Broadwell E | Apple M2 |
| Processor Number | i7-6900K | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M2 GPU |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2011-3 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | 15 W |
| Transistor Count | 20 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 32x | |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 16 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 20 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 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 24 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1398 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1024 | |
| Texture Units | 64 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 128 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | |
| Max Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1286 | 2694 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 7470 | 10130 |