i5-6600 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.97
+634%
Core i5-6600
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.81

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Core i5-6600 by a whopping 634% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1681473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.82
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4Intel Core i5
Power efficiency29.4110.30
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (2015−2016)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$224

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 3.81
Recency 30 October 2024 1 July 2015
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 634.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

i5-6600, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Core i5-6600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i5-6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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