Intel Xeon 6990E+ vs Apple M4 Max 14 Core

CPU · Specs Compare

CPU Intel Xeon 6990E+ Intel · 2026-05

CPU Apple M4 Max 14 Core Apple · 2024-10

General Parameters

Release Date

May 2026

Oct 2024

Manufacturer

Intel

Apple

Type

Server

Laptop

Core Architecture

Clearwater Forest

Apple M4

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)

Generation

Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)

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Instruction Set

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ARMv9

Package

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

3 nm

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

Apple M-Socket

Power Consumption

450 W

62 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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CPU Performance

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

4.52 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

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Total Core Count

288

14

Total Thread Count

288

14

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

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Multiplier

22.0

45

L1 Cache

96 KB per core

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L2 Cache

4 MB per module

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L3 Cache

576 MB shared

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Unlocked Multiplier

No

No

SMP

2

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Performance Cores

—

10

Performance Core Threads

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10

Efficiency Cores

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4

Efficiency Core Threads

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4

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

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2.59 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

DDR5-8000

LPDDR5X-8533

Max Memory Size

1.5 TB

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Max Memory Channels

12

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Max Memory Bandwidth

768.0 GB/s

410 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

Yes

No

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

5

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PCIe Lanes

96

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Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

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true

GPU Base Frequency

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500 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

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1800 MHz

Shader Units

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4096

Texture Units

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256

Raster Operation Units

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128

Execution Units

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512

Power Consumption

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51

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

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2,190

Cinebench R23

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22,854

Geekbench 6

—

3,997

Geekbench 6

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23,252

Cinebench 2024

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185

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