Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Xeon D-1540
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2015
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv9
-
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Broadwell
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
3.2 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel BGA 1667
Power Consumption
64 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
80 °C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
-
246 mm²
Package
-
FC-BGA14C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
6
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
20.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
2.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
1.5 MB per core
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR3,DDR4
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
4096
-
Texture Units
256
-
Raster Operation Units
128
-
Execution Units
512
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
-
3
PCIe Lanes
-
24
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
834
Geekbench 6
29,052
4,483
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,065
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