Intel Core i5 6500 vs Apple M1 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz 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
Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 6 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 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
Apple M1 Ultra
+59%
1538
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
Apple M1 Ultra
+574%
23054
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
Apple M1 Ultra
+102%
2420
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Apple M1 Ultra
+472%
18680
Blender
Intel Core i5 6500
53
Apple M1 Ultra
+686%
417
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
Apple M1 Ultra
+96%
1768
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
Apple M1 Ultra
+653%
23501
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
Apple M1 Ultra
+81%
3831
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
Apple M1 Ultra
+629%
40784
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Mar 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
Apple M1
i5-6500
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
LGA-1151
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
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-
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
114 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
-
-
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65 W
Power Consumption
60 W
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
16
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 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
4
Total Thread Count
20
-
-
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32x
Multiplier
-
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
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
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
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Shader Units
8192
-
Texture Units
512
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Raster Operation Units
256
-
Execution Units
1024
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Power Consumption
120 W
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Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Graphics Performance
21.2 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
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