Intel Core i7 6700 vs Apple M3 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M3
Processor Number
i7-6700
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
56 W
Transistor Count
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92 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
34
40
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
500 MHz
Shader Units
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5120
Texture Units
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320
Raster Operation Units
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160
Execution Units
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640
Power Consumption
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60
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,063
1,950
Cinebench R23
4,841
24,002
Geekbench 6
1,388
3,227
Geekbench 5
1,002
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Geekbench 6
4,622
21,164
Geekbench 5
3,915
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Blender
88
415
Passmark CPU
2,288
4,790
Passmark CPU
8,087
41,188
Cinebench 2024
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142
Cinebench 2024
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1,683
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.