Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i7 6950X

VS

Apple M1 Ultra

Intel Core i7 6950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . 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 5 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +43%

1538

Intel Core i7 6950X

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +136%

23054

Intel Core i7 6950X

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +137%

2420

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +177%

18680

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +82%

1768

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +153%

23501

Intel Core i7 6950X

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra +64%

3831

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +134%

40784

Intel Core i7 6950X

17362

Apple M1 Ultra

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

May 2016

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

i7-6950X

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-2011-3

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

140 W

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

10

16

Performance Core Threads

20

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

20

Total Core Count

10

20

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

30x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

256 K per core

-

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

4

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

8192

Shader Units

-

512

Texture Units

-

256

Raster Operation Units

-

1024

Execution Units

-

120 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

-

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

40

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