Intel Xeon 656 vs Apple M1 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Instruction Set
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ARMv8
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
210 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
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Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
2x598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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Transistor Count
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57 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
10
Performance Core Threads
40
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
20
10
Total Thread Count
40
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
29.0
-
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
4 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1296 MHz
Shader Units
-
4096
Texture Units
-
256
Raster Operation Units
-
128
Power Consumption
-
60 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,545
Cinebench R23
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12,440
Geekbench 6
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2,410
Geekbench 5
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1,783
Geekbench 6
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12,480
Geekbench 5
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12,511
Cinebench 2024
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114
Cinebench 2024
-
793
Blender
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212
Passmark CPU
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3,833
Passmark CPU
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22,121