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Intel Xeon 6979P vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Xeon 6979P
49 %
120C / 240T · 3.90 GHz
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Family | Intel Xeon 6 (12) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Xeon 6900 (5) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Granite Rapids-AP | M5 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Enterprise / Embedded | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 7529 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 120 / 240 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 120x 2.10 - 3.90 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 22.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 504.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M5 Max (32 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 512 / 4096 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 36 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | Intel® Deep Learning Boost | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Memory | DDR5-6400 (614.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 3072 GB | 36 GB |
| Memory channels | 12 | 8 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 96 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 378.0 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| TDP | 500 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Xeon 6979P | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | 15750 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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