Intel Core i7 6500U vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 cores 2.5GHz 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
Intel Core i7 6500U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Apple M1 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 2 months 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)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (14W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
719
Apple M1
+110%
1513
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2072
Apple M1
+275%
7782
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1027
Apple M1
+117%
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2074
Apple M1
+287%
8035
Blender
Intel Core i7 6500U
22
Apple M1
+490%
130
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
742
Apple M1
+136%
1757
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1655
Apple M1
+367%
7742
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1695
Apple M1
+119%
3717
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
3261
Apple M1
+336%
14218
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Nov 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
i7-6500U
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
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
2
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
4 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
1050 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
-
