Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
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i5-6600
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
1.75 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
30 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
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Efficiency Core Threads
6
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
12
4
Multiplier
40
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
36 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
2304
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Texture Units
144
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Raster Operation Units
72
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Execution Units
288
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Power Consumption
30
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
1,042
Cinebench R23
15,098
3,810
Geekbench 6
3,160
1,215
Geekbench 6
15,083
3,041
Cinebench 2024
143
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Cinebench 2024
1,058
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Passmark CPU
4,401
2,246
Passmark CPU
25,201
5,989
Geekbench 5
—
953
Geekbench 5
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3,325
Blender
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41
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.