Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Xeon 678X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Processor Number
Apple M5
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
N/A
Core Architecture
—
Granite Rapids
Generation
—
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
—
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
—
300 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
98°C
Foundry
—
Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
—
10 nm
I/O Die Size
—
2x 241
Package
—
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
48
Performance Core Threads
4
96
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
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Total Core Count
10
48
Total Thread Count
10
96
Multiplier
46
24.0
L1 Cache
320 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
192 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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4 TB
Max Memory Channels
—
8
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
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Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5
PCIe Lanes
—
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
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Cinebench R23
15,574
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Geekbench 6
4,186
2,986
Geekbench 6
16,820
34,711
Cinebench 2024
184
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Cinebench 2024
1,071
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Cinebench 2026
4,367
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Cinebench 2026
737
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.