Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 14900F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Raptor Lake Refresh
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
No
Processor Number
-
i9-14900F
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
72 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
219 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
16
Efficiency Core Threads
12
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
1.5 GHz
Total Core Count
18
24
Total Thread Count
18
32
Multiplier
46
20x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
2 MB per core
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
614 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
-
Cinebench R23
31,566
-
Geekbench 6
4,355
3,279
Geekbench 6
30,196
19,868
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
-
Passmark CPU
6,027
4,644
Passmark CPU
58,548
53,444