Intel Core i7 6700HQ vs Apple M1 Pro
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
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Processor Number
i7-6700HQ
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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33.7 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
8
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
8
10
Multiplier
26x
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L1 Cache
128 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
204.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1296 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
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450 MHz
Shader Units
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2048
Texture Units
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128
Raster Operation Units
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64
Power Consumption
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30 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,044
2,180
Geekbench 5
802
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Geekbench 6
3,554
7,976
Geekbench 5
3,266
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Passmark CPU
1,903
3,792
Passmark CPU
6,474
21,750
Cinebench R23
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1,530
Cinebench R23
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12,116
Blender
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211
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.