Apple M6 (12-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)
Both devices are evenly matched with an overall score of 98/100.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | — | 76.0 Good |
| Performance | — | 99.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| E-Cores | 6 | 16 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 16 |
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Total Cores | 12 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 3.2 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | — | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | — | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | — | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | — | 3MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | — | 36MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | — | 37x |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | — | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | — | 5.4 GHz |
General
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M6 | Arrow Lake |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | March 12, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Apple | Intel |
| AMD Equivalent | — | -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Model number | — | 270K+ |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 170 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-10667 | - DDR5-7200 |
Package
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | — | 250 W |
| Peak Temperature | — | 105°C |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 125 W |
| Transistors | — | 17.8 billions |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Execution Units | — | 64 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 2000 MHz |
| ROPs | — | 16 |
| Shading Units | — | 512 |
| TGP | — | 14 W |
| TMUs | — | 32 |
Cinebench
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 9722 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 595 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | — | 116 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | — | 297.3 Klines/sec |
| File compression | — | 2000 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 635.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 716 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | — | 210.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 59 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | — | 447.5 pages/sec |
Misc
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | — | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | — | 24 |
| PCI Express Version | — | 5.0 |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 803 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 59 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 63.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 612M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 229.2 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 175.8 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 4038 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 96.8M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | — | 4.92 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 19.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 219.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 547.7 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M6 (12-Core) | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
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