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Apple M3 Max vs Intel Xeon 676X

	CPU Apple M3 Max	CPU Intel Xeon 676X
General Parameters
Release Date	Oct 2023	Feb 2026
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Laptop	Server
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Core Architecture	Apple M3	Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics	Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)	N/A
Generation		Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series		Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count	92 billions
Manufacturing Process	3 nm	5 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket	Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption	56 W	275 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	99°C
Foundry		Intel
Die Size		2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size		10 nm
I/O Die Size		2x 241
Package		FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	12	32
Performance Core Threads	12	64
Performance Core Base Frequency	4.05 GHz	2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	4.05 GHz	4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores	4
Efficiency Core Threads	4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency	2.57 GHz
Total Core Count	16	32
Total Thread Count	16	64
Multiplier	40	28.0
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		144 MB shared
SMP		1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size	128 GB	4 TB
Max Memory Channels	8	8
Max Memory Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true
GPU Base Frequency	500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1600 MHz
Shader Units	5120
Texture Units	320
Raster Operation Units	160
Execution Units	640
Power Consumption	60
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version	4.0	5
Official Website		Official Link ↗
PCIe Lanes		128