Apple M1 vs Intel Xeon 678X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2020
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
16 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
14 W
300 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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98°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
48
Performance Core Threads
8
96
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
48
Total Thread Count
8
96
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
24.0
L3 Cache
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192 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
16 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
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Texture Units
64
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Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
—
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,513
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Cinebench R23
7,782
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Geekbench 6
2,231
2,986
Geekbench 5
1,757
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Geekbench 6
8,035
34,711
Geekbench 5
7,742
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Cinebench 2024
113
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Cinebench 2024
509
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Blender
130
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Passmark CPU
3,717
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Passmark CPU
14,218
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.