Intel Core i7 6820HQ vs Apple M1 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6820HQ with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Apple M1 Pro with 10 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6820HQ 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Apple M1 Pro 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (30W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
891
Apple M1 Pro
+71%
1530
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
4287
Apple M1 Pro
+182%
12116
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1037
Apple M1 Pro
+110%
2180
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3560
Apple M1 Pro
+124%
7976
Blender
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
75
Apple M1 Pro
+181%
211
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
844
Apple M1 Pro
+108%
1756
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3359
Apple M1 Pro
+269%
12401
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1958
Apple M1 Pro
+93%
3792
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
6869
Apple M1 Pro
+216%
21750
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Skylake
Core Architecture
-
i7-6820HQ
Processor Number
-
BGA-1440
Socket
Apple M-Socket
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
33.7 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
-
Shader Units
2048
-
Texture Units
128
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Power Consumption
30 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
5.2 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
