Intel Core i7 6500U vs Apple M4 Max 14 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 cores 2.5GHz and Apple M4 Max 14 Core with 14 cores 4.52GHz . 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
Lower TDP (15W vs 62W)
Apple M4 Max 14 Core 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (410GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
719
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+204%
2190
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2072
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+1002%
22854
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1027
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+289%
3997
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
2074
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+1021%
23252
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
1695
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+172%
4611
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6500U
3261
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+1082%
38563
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Skylake
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i7-6500U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1356
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 520
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
1.7 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
62 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
10
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
2
Total Core Count
14
4
Total Thread Count
14
-
Multiplier
45
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
256 K per core
L2 Cache
-
4 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
32 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
410 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Shader Units
4096
-
Texture Units
256
-
Raster Operation Units
128
-
Execution Units
512
-
Power Consumption
51
-
Graphics Performance
14.7 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
12
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
