Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i7 6820HQ
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i7 6820HQ with 4 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (153.6GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (30W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+121%
1978
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
891
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+252%
15098
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
4287
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+204%
3160
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1037
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+323%
15083
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3560
Blender
Apple M3 Pro
+237%
253
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
75
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+124%
4401
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1958
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+266%
25201
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
6869
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Sep 2015
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-6820HQ
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1440
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Package
37 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
40
Multiplier
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
256 K per core
-
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
36 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
3
Max Memory Channels
2
153.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
2304
Shader Units
-
144
Texture Units
-
72
Raster Operation Units
-
288
Execution Units
-
30
Power Consumption
-
7.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
