Intel Core i5 6600 vs Apple M1
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Nov 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Icestorm and Firestorm
Processor Number
i5-6600
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M1 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
16 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
14 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Memory Size
64 GB
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
68.25 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
450 MHz
Shader Units
—
1024
Texture Units
—
64
Raster Operation Units
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32
Execution Units
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128
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,042
1,513
Cinebench R23
3,810
7,782
Geekbench 6
1,215
2,231
Geekbench 5
953
1,757
Geekbench 6
3,041
8,035
Geekbench 5
3,325
7,742
Blender
41
130
Passmark CPU
2,246
3,717
Passmark CPU
5,989
14,218
Cinebench 2024
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113
Cinebench 2024
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509
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.