i7-6785R vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking416not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3Intel Core i7
Power efficiency56.47no data
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (2015−2016)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)22 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$370

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2023 22 April 2016
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Core i7-6785R. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Core i7-6785R is a desktop one.


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