Intel Core i7 6850K vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Apple M3
Processor Number
i7-6850K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
20 W
Transistor Count
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25 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
8
Multiplier
36x
40x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
—
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
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
40
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1600 MHz
Shader Units
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1280
Texture Units
—
80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
3,009
Geekbench 6
3,877
11,805
Cinebench R23
—
1,920
Cinebench R23
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10,448
Cinebench 2024
—
140
Cinebench 2024
—
707
Blender
—
168
Passmark CPU
—
4,850
Passmark CPU
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19,597
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.