Apple M1 vs Intel Core i5 6500
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1, vs Intel Core i5 6500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 33.3 GOps/s | 14.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 35.6 GOps/s | 12.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 142 M primes/s | 27 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 21.1 M strings/s | 9.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 8.6 GB/s | 1.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 168.8 MB/s | 76.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 1364 frames/s | 444 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 69 M matrices/s | 66 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 936.1 MB/s | 314.4 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 71.3 KLines/s | 23 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 204.8 pages/s | 74.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 241.1 MP/sec | 106.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 242.5 pages/s | 124.9 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 34.8 frames/s | 23.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 79.9 frames/s | 38.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 9.28 MP/sec | 3.58 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 626.1 PPW | 54.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1010.5 PPW | 86.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 31.8 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 6.81 PPW | 0.67 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Intel |
| Announced | November, 20, 2020 | September, 1, 2015 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Skylake |
| Model number | n/a | i5-6500 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU | HD Graphics 530 |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 8 | 4 |
| Threads count | 8 | 4 |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | n/a | 32x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 6 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 16 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 14 W | 65 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | LGA-1151 |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X-4266 | - DDR4-2133 - DDR3L-1600 |
| Max Size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 68.25 GB | 34.1 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 16 |
| Channels | n/a | 41422 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M1 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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