Apple M3 vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
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i5-6600K
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
20 W
91 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
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
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
4
Multiplier
40x
35
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 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
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,040
Cinebench R23
10,448
3,963
Geekbench 6
3,009
1,486
Geekbench 6
11,805
4,406
Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
63
Passmark CPU
4,850
2,327
Passmark CPU
19,597
6,329
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.