Apple M2 Ultra vs Intel Xeon 636
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M2
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
60 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
101°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
-
Performance Core Threads
16
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
24
24
Multiplier
35x
35.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
48 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
16
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
-
80
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
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Cinebench R23
28,910
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Geekbench 6
2,790
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Geekbench 5
1,956
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Geekbench 6
21,217
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Geekbench 5
27,945
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Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
1,918
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Blender
505
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Passmark CPU
4,137
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Passmark CPU
48,776
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