Intel Core Ultra 7 355 vs Apple M6 (12-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 355 with 8-cores against the 4790 GHz Apple M6 (12-Core) with 12-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 Intel Core Ultra 7 355
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- Newer - released 8 months later
- Around 80.4 GB/s (90%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More powerful Apple M6 GPU (12-core) integrated graphics: 4.9 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
- 70% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 2709 points
- Has 4 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#91st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1050 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 74.6 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 293.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 293.2 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 50.3 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 122.1 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 15.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 43.9 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 60.1 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 187M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 23.5M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 14.8 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 186.1 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 1901 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 17.2B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 30.4 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 456.7 PPW | - |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 810.4 PPW | - |
| Blender / Watt | 6.06 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 355 and Apple M6 (12-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Panther Lake | Apple M6 |
| Model number | 355 | T8152 |
| Integrated GPU | Xe3 Graphics | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
Intel CPU rating (#78th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 4790 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | - | 256K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 15-25 W (configurable) | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 55 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (96th and 10th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 32 | 96 |
| ROPs | 16 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 4 | 192 |
| TGP | 25 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-7467 - DDR5-6400 |
- LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 170 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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