Intel Core i7 6700K vs Apple M1 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700K with 4 cores 4.0GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6700K 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 91W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
1129
Apple M1 Ultra
+36%
1538
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
5646
Apple M1 Ultra
+308%
23054
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
1512
Apple M1 Ultra
+60%
2420
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
5068
Apple M1 Ultra
+268%
18680
Blender
Intel Core i7 6700K
107
Apple M1 Ultra
+289%
417
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
1087
Apple M1 Ultra
+62%
1768
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
4271
Apple M1 Ultra
+450%
23501
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
2503
Apple M1 Ultra
+53%
3831
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700K
8928
Apple M1 Ultra
+356%
40784
General Parameters
Aug 2015
Release Date
Mar 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
Apple M1
i7-6700K
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
LGA-1151
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Package
1.75 billions
Transistor Count
114 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
91 W
Power Consumption
60 W
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
16
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
40
Multiplier
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
16
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
-
Shader Units
8192
-
Texture Units
512
-
Raster Operation Units
256
-
Execution Units
1024
-
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
21.2 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
