Intel Xeon 6990E+ vs Apple M2 Ultra
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
May 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Apple M2
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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ARMv8
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
450 W
60 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
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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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134 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
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Total Core Count
288
24
Total Thread Count
288
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
22.0
35x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
576 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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16
Performance Core Threads
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16
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
12
16
Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
800 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4.0
PCIe Lanes
96
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
1,729
Cinebench R23
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28,910
Geekbench 6
—
2,790
Geekbench 5
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1,956
Geekbench 6
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21,217
Geekbench 5
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27,945
Cinebench 2024
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126
Cinebench 2024
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1,918
Blender
—
505
Passmark CPU
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4,137
Passmark CPU
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48,776
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.