Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-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
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Power Consumption
—
91 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
18
4
Multiplier
46
35
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
256 K per core
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
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Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,040
Cinebench R23
24,400
3,963
Geekbench 6
4,290
1,486
Geekbench 6
24,687
4,406
Cinebench 2024
209
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Cinebench 2024
1,732
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Blender
—
63
Passmark CPU
—
2,327
Passmark CPU
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6,329
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.