Apple M4 10 Core vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2024
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
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i5-6600K
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
22 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
4.41 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
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Efficiency Core Threads
6
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
44
35
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Max Memory Channels
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2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
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Power Consumption
18
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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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
2,103
1,040
Cinebench R23
12,123
3,963
Geekbench 6
3,848
1,486
Geekbench 6
15,114
4,406
Cinebench 2024
174
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Cinebench 2024
977
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Passmark CPU
4,605
2,327
Passmark CPU
24,138
6,329
Blender
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63
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.