Apple M4 Ultra vs Intel Core i5 9600K

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M4 Ultra

Apple 2025-05
C

Intel Core i5 9600K

Intel 2018-10

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2025
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
-
i5-9600K

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Power Consumption
-
95 W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
24
6
Performance Core Threads
24
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
-
Total Core Count
32
6
Total Thread Count
32
6
Multiplier
45
37x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
64 K per core
L2 Cache
-
256 K per core
L3 Cache
-
9 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
41.6 GB/s

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
10240
192
Texture Units
640
24
Raster Operation Units
320
3
Execution Units
1280
24
Power Consumption
120
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
3.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
4,061
1,566
Geekbench 6
32,898
6,338
Cinebench R23
-
1,185
Cinebench R23
-
6,590
Geekbench 5
-
1,198
Geekbench 5
-
5,650
Blender
-
122
Passmark CPU
-
2,738
Passmark CPU
-
10,716