Apple M4 Pro 14 Core vs Intel Core i7 6700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
HD Graphics 530
Processor Number
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i7-6700K
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
46 W
91 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
10
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
4
Total Thread Count
14
8
Multiplier
45
40
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 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
2560
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Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
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Power Consumption
32
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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
2,267
1,129
Cinebench R23
23,446
5,646
Geekbench 6
3,896
1,512
Geekbench 6
22,630
5,068
Cinebench 2024
174
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Cinebench 2024
1,730
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Cinebench 2026
6,602
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Cinebench 2026
661
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Passmark CPU
4,587
2,503
Passmark CPU
38,342
8,928
Geekbench 5
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1,087
Geekbench 5
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4,271
Blender
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107
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.