Product Compare
Intel Xeon 6980E+ vs Apple M3
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2026 | Oct 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Server | Laptop |
| Core Architecture | Clearwater Forest | Apple M3 |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M3 GPU |
| Generation | Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP) | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 7529 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 400 W | 20 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 99°C | 100°C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| I/O Process Size | 10 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 2x 241 | |
| Package | FC-LGA18N | |
| Transistor Count | 25 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 264 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 264 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 21.0 | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB per core | 192 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB per module | 16 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 528 MB shared | 64 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 2 | |
| Performance Cores | 4 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.75 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 2.57 GHz | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-8000 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 1.5 TB | 24 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 12 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 5 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 96 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1600 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 1280 | |
| Texture Units | 80 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 40 | |
| Execution Units | 160 | |