Intel Core i5 6200U vs Apple M3 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6200U with 2 cores 2.3GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6200U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)
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 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
709
Apple M3 Pro
+178%
1978
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
1694
Apple M3 Pro
+791%
15098
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
896
Apple M3 Pro
+252%
3160
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
1754
Apple M3 Pro
+759%
15083
Blender
Intel Core i5 6200U
23
Apple M3 Pro
+1000%
253
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
1566
Apple M3 Pro
+181%
4401
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6200U
2983
Apple M3 Pro
+744%
25201
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
Apple M3
i5-6200U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1356
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 520
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
1.7 billions
Transistor Count
37 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
2
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
12
-
Multiplier
40
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
36 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
3
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
2304
-
Texture Units
144
-
Raster Operation Units
72
-
Execution Units
288
-
Power Consumption
30
-
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
12
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
