Intel Xeon 654 vs Apple M2 Pro

CPU · Specs Compare

CPU Intel Xeon 654 Intel · 2026-02

CPU Apple M2 Pro Apple · 2023-01

General Parameters

Release Date

Feb 2026

Jan 2023

Manufacturer

Intel

Apple

Type

Server

Laptop

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

Apple M2

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Generation

Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

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Instruction Set

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ARMv8

Package

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

5 nm

Socket

Intel Socket 4710

Apple M-Socket

Power Consumption

200 W

30 W

Peak Operating Temperature

96°C

100°C

Foundry

Intel

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Die Size

2x598 mm²

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I/O Process Size

10 nm

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I/O Die Size

2x 241

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Package

FC-LGA18N

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Transistor Count

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40 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

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Total Core Count

18

12

Total Thread Count

36

12

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

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Multiplier

31.0

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L1 Cache

112 KB per core

192 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

72 MB shared

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Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

No

SMP

1

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Performance Cores

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8

Performance Core Threads

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8

Efficiency Cores

—

4

Efficiency Core Threads

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4

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

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2.4 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

LPDDR5-6400

Max Memory Channels

8

4

ECC Memory Support

Yes

No

Max Memory Size

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32 GB

Max Memory Bandwidth

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204.8 GB/s

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version

5

4.0

PCIe Lanes

128

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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

GPU Base Frequency

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450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

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1398 MHz

Shader Units

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2432

Texture Units

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152

Raster Operation Units

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76

Execution Units

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304

Power Consumption

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35 W

Max Resolution

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7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

—

1,632

Cinebench R23

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13,929

Geekbench 6

—

2,650

Geekbench 5

—

1,986

Geekbench 6

—

14,275

Geekbench 5

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14,863

Cinebench 2024

—

122

Cinebench 2024

—

782

Blender

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253

Passmark CPU

—

4,116

Passmark CPU

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26,265

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