Apple M6 (12-core) vs Intel Core i7-8565U
98.1Single-core—
70.6Multi-core24
100Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
42.2Platformspec-based41.6
8 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8565U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8565U 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 M6 (12-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 24
- 512% higher PassMark: 36,310 vs 5,935
- 200% higher cores: 12 vs 4
- 86% lower process: 2 nm vs 14 nm
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8565U
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
General
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2018 |
| Process | 2 nm+86% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12+200% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | 0 |
| Threads | 12+50% | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz+4% | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 12-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 64 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,610Top 2% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 20,676Top 11% | — |
| PassMark | 36,310+512%Top 17% | 5,935Bottom 9% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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