Product Compare
Intel Xeon 696X vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Server | Laptop |
| Core Architecture | Granite Rapids | Apple M5 |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core) |
| Generation | Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS) | |
| Series | Intel Xeon 6 processors | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 4710 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 350 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 100 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 2x598 mm² | |
| I/O Process Size | 10 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 2x 241 | |
| Package | FC-LGA18N | |
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 64 | 5 |
| Performance Core Threads | 128 | 5 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.8 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 64 | 15 |
| Total Thread Count | 128 | 15 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 24.0 | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 112 KB per core | |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 336 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Efficiency Cores | 10 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 10 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Size | 4 TB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 8 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 307 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 128 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3141 | 4283 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 34549 | 23517 |