Intel Xeon 6980E+ vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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ARMv9
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
400 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
99°C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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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 Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
264
15
Total Thread Count
264
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21.0
46
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
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L2 Cache
4 MB per module
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L3 Cache
528 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
-
5
Performance Core Threads
-
5
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
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Max Memory Channels
12
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Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
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PCIe Lanes
96
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
-
2,569
Cinebench R23
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22,591
Geekbench 6
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4,283
Geekbench 6
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23,517
Cinebench 2024
-
208
Cinebench 2024
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1,623