Intel Core i3 6006U vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 6006U with 2 cores 2.0GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Released 4 years late
Higher specification of memory (4266 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (68.25GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
689
Apple M1
+223%
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
1347
Apple M1
+496%
8035
Blender
Intel Core i3 6006U
11
Apple M1
+1081%
130
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
516
Apple M1
+240%
1757
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
1179
Apple M1
+556%
7742
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
1151
Apple M1
+222%
3717
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 6006U
2265
Apple M1
+527%
14218
General Parameters
Nov 2016
Release Date
Nov 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
i3-6006U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1356
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 520
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Package
1.7 billions
Transistor Count
16 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
14 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
2
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
20x
Multiplier
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
32 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
900 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
-
Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
2.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
12
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
