i7-6500U 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
+1258%
Core i7-6500U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.06

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Core i7-6500U by a whopping 1258% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1681897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4Intel Core i7
Power efficiency29.4113.00
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (2015−2016)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$393

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U 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 dataFCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 i7-6500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel HD Graphics 520
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 2.06
Recency 30 October 2024 1 September 2015
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 1257.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

i7-6500U, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6500U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-6500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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