Intel Xeon 656 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU
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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ARMv9
Processor Number
-
Apple M5
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
210 W
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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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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
4
Performance Core Threads
40
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
20
10
Total Thread Count
40
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
29.0
46
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
320 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
-
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
4 TB
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Max Memory Channels
8
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2240 MHz
Shader Units
-
1280
Texture Units
-
80
Raster Operation Units
-
40
Execution Units
-
160
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
-
2,399
Cinebench R23
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15,574
Geekbench 6
-
4,186
Geekbench 6
-
16,820
Cinebench 2024
-
184
Cinebench 2024
-
1,071
Cinebench 2026
-
4,367
Cinebench 2026
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737