Intel Core i7 6820HQ vs Apple M4 Max 16 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6820HQ with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 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 6820HQ 's Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 70W)
Apple M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
891
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+156%
2281
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
4287
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+538%
27392
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1037
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+284%
3984
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3560
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+635%
26185
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1958
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+131%
4534
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
6869
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+536%
43708
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Skylake
Core Architecture
Apple M4
i7-6820HQ
Processor Number
-
BGA-1440
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
70 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
-
Multiplier
45
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
256 K per core
L2 Cache
-
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 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
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
62
-
Graphics Performance
18.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
