Apple M6 (12-Core) vs M5 (8-сore GPU)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.79 GHz Apple M6 (12-Core) with 12-cores against the 4.61 GHz M5 (8-сore GPU) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- Newer - released 6 months later
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
- More powerful Apple M6 GPU (12-core) integrated graphics: 4.9 vs 3.3 TFLOPS
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Around 16.4 GB/s (11%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 4186 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (91st and 119th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 42.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 634.1 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M6 (12-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4224 / 17165 |
| 📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwim | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4120 / 15800 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M6 (12-Core) and M5 (8-сore GPU)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M6 | Apple M5 |
| Model number | T8152 | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.79 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 3.0 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 47x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 256K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8MB (shared) | 22MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 27 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 157.48 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (10th and 20th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1600 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| ROPs | 80 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 192 | 128 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-10667 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 170 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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