Intel Xeon 696X vs Apple M1 Pro

CPU · Specs Compare

CPU Intel Xeon 696X Intel · 2026-02

CPU Apple M1 Pro Apple · 2021-10

General Parameters

Release Date

Feb 2026

Oct 2021

Manufacturer

Intel

Apple

Type

Server

Laptop

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

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Integrated Graphics

N/A

Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Generation

Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

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Series

Intel Xeon 6 processors

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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

350 W

30 W

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

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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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33.7 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

64

10

Performance Core Threads

128

10

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

2.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

3.2 GHz

Total Core Count

64

10

Total Thread Count

128

10

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

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Multiplier

24.0

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L1 Cache

112 KB per core

192 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

336 MB shared

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Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

No

SMP

1

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Memory Parameters

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

LPDDR5-6400

Max Memory Size

4 TB

32 GB

Max Memory Channels

8

4

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

204.8 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

Yes

No

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

5

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PCIe Lanes

128

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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

—

true

GPU Base Frequency

—

450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

—

1296 MHz

Shader Units

—

2048

Texture Units

—

128

Raster Operation Units

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64

Power Consumption

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30 W

Max Resolution

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6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Benchmark

Geekbench 6

3,141

2,180

Geekbench 6

34,549

7,976

Cinebench R23

—

1,530

Cinebench R23

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12,116

Blender

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211

Passmark CPU

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3,792

Passmark CPU

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21,750

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