Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
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i7-6700HQ
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
30 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
12
8
L1 Cache
192 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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3.5 GHz
Multiplier
—
26x
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
2432
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Texture Units
152
—
Raster Operation Units
76
—
Execution Units
304
—
Power Consumption
35 W
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Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
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Cinebench R23
13,929
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Geekbench 6
2,650
1,044
Geekbench 5
1,986
802
Geekbench 6
14,275
3,554
Geekbench 5
14,863
3,266
Cinebench 2024
122
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Cinebench 2024
782
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Blender
253
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Passmark CPU
4,116
1,903
Passmark CPU
26,265
6,474
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.