Intel Xeon 696X vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Instruction Set
-
ARMv9
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
350 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
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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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
64
4
Performance Core Threads
128
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
64
10
Total Thread Count
128
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
24.0
46
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
-
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.0 GHz
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
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
1024
Texture Units
-
64
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
128
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,141
4,251
Geekbench 6
34,549
17,501
Cinebench R23
-
2,552
Cinebench R23
-
15,912
Cinebench 2024
-
206
Cinebench 2024
-
1,170