Apple M1 Max vs Intel Xeon 6970E+
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2022
May 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
N/A
Core Architecture
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Clearwater Forest
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Transistor Count
57 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
30 W
400 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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102°C
Foundry
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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
10
-
Performance Core Threads
10
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
10
192
Total Thread Count
10
192
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
4 MB per module
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
Multiplier
-
23.0
L3 Cache
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480 MB shared
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
64 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
8
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
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Shader Units
4096
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Texture Units
256
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Raster Operation Units
128
-
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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5
PCIe Lanes
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96
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,545
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Cinebench R23
12,440
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Geekbench 6
2,410
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Geekbench 5
1,783
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Geekbench 6
12,480
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Geekbench 5
12,511
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
793
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Blender
212
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Passmark CPU
3,833
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Passmark CPU
22,121
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