Intel Core i7 6900K vs Apple M4 10 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
May 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Apple M4
Processor Number
i7-6900K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
140 W
22 W
Transistor Count
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28 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
16
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32x
44
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
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6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.59 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
LPDDR5X-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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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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1800 MHz
Shader Units
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1280
Texture Units
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80
Raster Operation Units
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40
Execution Units
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160
Power Consumption
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18
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
3,848
Geekbench 6
7,470
15,114
Cinebench R23
—
2,103
Cinebench R23
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12,123
Cinebench 2024
—
174
Cinebench 2024
—
977
Passmark CPU
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4,605
Passmark CPU
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24,138
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.