Apple M3 Pro vs Intel Core i9 9900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
N/A
Processor Number
-
i9-9900X
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
30 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
92 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
6
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
12
20
Multiplier
40
35x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
20 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
36 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
2304
-
Texture Units
144
-
Raster Operation Units
72
-
Execution Units
288
-
Power Consumption
30
-
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
44
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
1,182
Cinebench R23
15,098
13,994
Geekbench 6
3,160
1,455
Geekbench 6
15,083
10,273
Cinebench 2024
143
-
Cinebench 2024
1,058
-
Passmark CPU
4,401
2,565
Passmark CPU
25,201
21,833
Geekbench 5
-
1,165
Geekbench 5
-
10,704