Apple M2 vs Intel Xeon 6980E+
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
May 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M2
Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
15 W
400 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
99°C
Foundry
-
Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
264
Total Thread Count
8
264
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
4 MB per module
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
21.0
L3 Cache
-
528 MB shared
SMP
-
2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
24 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
-
96
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
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Geekbench 6
10,130
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