Intel Core i7-5960X vs Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores 16 Threads 3GHz	8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s DDR4	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU -	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 2011 v3	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Core i7-5960X1,342

x1

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x2.77

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Core Config

8 Cores 8P -	8 Cores 3P 5E
16 Threads 16P -	8 Threads 3P 5E

Clocks

Base Clock 3GHz	Base Clock 4.1GHz
Boost Clock 3.5GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 256KB P - -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 20MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type DDR4	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 2133MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 0	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 5GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x40 39.4GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU -	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Shaders -	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Haswell	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 5th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Haswell-E Haswell-E-LCCVariant - -	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Workstation	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Aug 1, 2014	Release Date Mar 2, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 22nm	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 354mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 2.6 Billion	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 7 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Tablets -

Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)

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