Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
May 2016
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i7-6950X
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
N/A
Core Architecture
—
Broadwell E
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
—
140 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
10
20
Multiplier
46
30x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
25 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
—
Shader Units
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,069
Cinebench R23
15,574
9,743
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,020
Geekbench 6
16,820
6,726
Cinebench 2024
184
—
Cinebench 2024
1,071
—
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Passmark CPU
—
2,330
Passmark CPU
—
17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.