Apple M3 Max vs Intel Xeon 634
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M3
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
56 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
87°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
12
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Performance Core Threads
12
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
16
24
Multiplier
40
27.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
48 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
60
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
-
80
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
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Cinebench R23
24,002
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Geekbench 6
3,227
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Geekbench 6
21,164
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Cinebench 2024
142
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Cinebench 2024
1,683
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Blender
415
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Passmark CPU
4,790
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Passmark CPU
41,188
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