Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Xeon 6990E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
May 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M3
Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
30 W
450 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
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
6
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Performance Core Threads
6
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
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Efficiency Core Threads
6
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
288
Total Thread Count
12
288
Multiplier
40
22.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
4 MB per module
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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576 MB shared
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
36 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
3
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
2304
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Texture Units
144
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Raster Operation Units
72
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Execution Units
288
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Power Consumption
30
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
—
96
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
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Cinebench R23
15,098
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Geekbench 6
3,160
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Geekbench 6
15,083
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Cinebench 2024
143
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Cinebench 2024
1,058
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Passmark CPU
4,401
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Passmark CPU
25,201
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.