Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) vs Intel Core i5-6600K
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Intel Core i5-6600K | |
CPU comparisonApple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) or Intel Core i5-6600K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Core i5-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6600K was released in Q3/2015. |
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| Apple M series (25) | Family | Intel Core i5 (331) |
| Apple M2 (8) | CPU group | Intel Core i 6000 (24) |
| 2 | Generation | 6 |
| M2 | Architecture | Skylake S |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) | Predecessor | -- |
| Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) | Successor | Intel Core i5-7600K |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) is 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-6600K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6600K is at 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| 10 | Cores | 4 |
| 10 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) 6x Avalanche |
A-Core | 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
| 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) 4x Blizzard |
B-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
| 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) or Intel Core i5-6600K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| 0.45 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
| 1.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 2 | GPU Generation | 9 |
| 5 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 256 | Compute units | 24 |
| 2048 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-6600K supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 102.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 28.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) is 30 W, while the Intel Core i5-6600K has a TDP of 91 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| 30 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 91 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has 28.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-6600K is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache. |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| 5 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 1151 |
| Apple Virtualization Framework | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| macOS, iPadOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| -- | Release price | 280 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
12,125 CB R23 MC @ 30 W |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
3.50 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Apple mac mini (2023) |
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