Intel Core i7 6700K vs Apple M4 10 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
May 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
91 W
22 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
8
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
40
44
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
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6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.59 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1800 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
Power Consumption
—
18
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
Cinebench R23
1,129
2,103
Cinebench R23
5,646
12,123
Geekbench 6
1,512
3,848
Geekbench 5
1,087
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Geekbench 6
5,068
15,114
Geekbench 5
4,271
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Blender
107
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Passmark CPU
2,503
4,605
Passmark CPU
8,928
24,138
Cinebench 2024
—
174
Cinebench 2024
—
977
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.