Apple M4 Pro (14-core) vs Intel Core i7-6500U
85.4Single-core—
70.5Multi-core20.4
93.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
51.1Platformspec-based28.9
7 spec wins — Apple M4 Pro (14-core)0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M4 Pro (14-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 20
- 1059% higher PassMark: 37,968 vs 3,276
- 600% higher cores: 14 vs 2
- 250% higher threads: 14 vs 4
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2015 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 14+600% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 10 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 14+250% | 4 |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+45% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 20-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M4 Pro (14-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,920Top 8% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 22,400Top 6% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,210Top 6% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 22,600Top 16% | — |
| PassMark | 37,968+1059%Top 13% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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