Intel Core i5 6600K vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i5-6600K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
91 W
20 W
Transistor Count
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25 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
35
40x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
102.4 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
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500 MHz
Shader Units
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1280
Texture Units
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80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
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
1,040
1,920
Cinebench R23
3,963
10,448
Geekbench 6
1,486
3,009
Geekbench 6
4,406
11,805
Blender
63
168
Passmark CPU
2,327
4,850
Passmark CPU
6,329
19,597
Cinebench 2024
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140
Cinebench 2024
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707
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.