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Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 13900KS

	CPU Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)	CPU Intel Core i9 13900KS
General Parameters
Release Date	Mar 2026	Jan 2023
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Instruction Set	ARMv9	x86-64
Core Architecture	Apple M5	Raptor Lake
Integrated Graphics	Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)	UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number		i9-13900KS
Package
Transistor Count	28 billions
Manufacturing Process	3 nm	10 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket	LGA-1700
Power Consumption	64 W	150 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption		253 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	8
Performance Core Threads	6	16
Performance Core Base Frequency	4.61 GHz	3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores	12	16
Efficiency Core Threads	12	16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	4.38 GHz	2.4 GHz
Total Core Count	18	24
Total Thread Count	18	32
Multiplier	46	32x
L1 Cache	192 K per core	80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier	No	Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency		6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency		4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency		100 MHz
L2 Cache		32 MB shared
L3 Cache		36 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5X-9600	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size	128 GB	192 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	Yes
Max Memory Channels		2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	2005 MHz	1650 MHz
Shader Units	4096	256
Texture Units	256	16
Raster Operation Units	128	8
Execution Units	512	32
GPU Base Frequency		300 MHz
Power Consumption		15 W
Miscellaneous
Official Website		Official Link ↗
PCIe Version		5.0
PCIe Lanes		20
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core	4282	3294
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	29052	22794
Cinebench 2024 Single Core	200	136
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core	2065	2157