Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Xeon 6756P-B

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CPU Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Apple · 2026-03

CPU Intel Xeon 6756P-B Intel · 2025-12

General Parameters

Release Date

Mar 2026

Dec 2025

Manufacturer

Apple

Intel

Type

Laptop

Server

Instruction Set

ARMv9

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Core Architecture

Apple M5

Granite Rapids

Integrated Graphics

Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

N/A

Generation

—

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-D)

Package

Transistor Count

28 billions

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Manufacturing Process

3 nm

5 nm

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Intel BGA 5026

Power Consumption

72 W

325 W

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

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Foundry

—

Intel

Die Size

—

2x598 mm²

I/O Process Size

—

10 nm

Package

—

FC-BGA18N

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

6

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Performance Core Threads

6

—

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.61 GHz

2.2 GHz

Efficiency Cores

12

—

Efficiency Core Threads

12

—

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

4.38 GHz

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Total Core Count

18

64

Total Thread Count

18

128

Multiplier

46

22.0

L1 Cache

192 K per core

112 KB per core

Unlocked Multiplier

No

No

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

—

3.5 GHz

Bus Frequency

—

100 MHz

L2 Cache

—

2 MB per core

L3 Cache

—

256 MB shared

SMP

—

1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-9600

DDR5-6400

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2.25 TB

Max Memory Bandwidth

614 GB/s

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ECC Memory Support

No

Yes

Max Memory Channels

—

8

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

true

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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2005 MHz

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Shader Units

5120

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Texture Units

320

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Raster Operation Units

160

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Execution Units

640

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Miscellaneous

PCIe Version

—

5

PCIe Lanes

—

32

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

2,584

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Cinebench R23

31,566

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Geekbench 6

4,355

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Geekbench 6

30,196

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Cinebench 2024

200

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Cinebench 2024

2,071

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Passmark CPU

6,027

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Passmark CPU

58,548

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▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.