Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Apple M6 (12-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H with 16-cores against the 4.79 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 X7 358H
- Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
- More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 4.9 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- Newer - released 8 months later
- 62% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 2839 points
- Around 16.4 GB/s (11%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 502 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4689 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#32nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1210 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 98.2 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 371.3 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 368 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 293 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 59.2 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 118.3 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 19.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 82.8 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 103.3 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 336M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 40.2M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 25.9 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 331.3 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 3011 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 27.2B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 44.6 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 682.5 PPW | - |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1346.9 PPW | - |
| Blender / Watt | 11.27 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2910 / 17150 |
| π 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1182 |
| π 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 4753 |
Apple M6 (12-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 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 | 358H | T8152 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc B390 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
Intel CPU rating (#39th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.9 GHz | 4.79 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 12 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 19x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 8MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 15-25 W (configurable) | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (48th and 10th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 48 | 96 |
| ROPs | 24 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 192 |
| TGP | 30 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Apple M6 GPU (12-core) compared to Arc B390
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 170 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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