Apple M3 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 GPU
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
20 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
4
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Performance Core Threads
4
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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
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
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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
8
288
Total Thread Count
8
288
Multiplier
40x
22.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
576 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
SMP
—
2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
24 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 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
1280
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Texture Units
80
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Raster Operation Units
40
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Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
—
96
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
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Cinebench R23
10,448
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Geekbench 6
3,009
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Geekbench 6
11,805
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Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
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Passmark CPU
4,850
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Passmark CPU
19,597
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.