Apple M4 8 Core vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
—
i7-6700HQ
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
20 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
2.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Multiplier
44
26x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.5 GHz
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Power Consumption
15
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,091
—
Cinebench R23
11,229
—
Geekbench 6
3,674
1,044
Geekbench 6
13,664
3,554
Cinebench 2024
173
—
Cinebench 2024
911
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Geekbench 5
—
802
Geekbench 5
—
3,266
Passmark CPU
—
1,903
Passmark CPU
—
6,474
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.