Apple M2 Max vs Intel Xeon 636

CPU · Specs Compare

CPU Apple M2 Max Apple · 2023-01

CPU Intel Xeon 636 Intel · 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date

Jan 2023

Feb 2026

Manufacturer

Apple

Intel

Type

Laptop

Server

Instruction Set

ARMv8

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Core Architecture

Apple M2

Granite Rapids

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

N/A

Generation

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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

Package

Transistor Count

67 billions

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Manufacturing Process

5 nm

5 nm

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Intel Socket 4710

Power Consumption

30 W

170 W

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

101°C

Foundry

—

Intel

Die Size

—

598 mm²

I/O Process Size

—

10 nm

I/O Die Size

—

2x 241

Package

—

FC-LGA18N

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

8

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Performance Core Threads

8

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Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.5 GHz

Efficiency Cores

4

—

Efficiency Core Threads

4

—

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

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Total Core Count

12

12

Total Thread Count

12

24

Multiplier

35x

35.0

L1 Cache

192 K per core

112 KB per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

2 MB per core

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Yes

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

—

4.7 GHz

Bus Frequency

—

100 MHz

L3 Cache

—

48 MB shared

SMP

—

1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

DDR5-6400

Max Memory Size

96 GB

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Max Memory Channels

8

4

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

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ECC Memory Support

No

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

true

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GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

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Shader Units

4864

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Texture Units

304

—

Raster Operation Units

152

—

Execution Units

608

—

Power Consumption

70 W

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Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

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Miscellaneous

PCIe Version

4.0

5

PCIe Lanes

—

80

Benchmark

Cinebench R23

1,651

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Cinebench R23

14,852

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Geekbench 6

2,696

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Geekbench 5

2,004

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Geekbench 6

14,905

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Geekbench 5

15,030

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Cinebench 2024

121

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Cinebench 2024

1,050

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Blender

255

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Passmark CPU

4,149

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Passmark CPU

26,232

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