Intel Core i9 14900KS vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Mar 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
Apple M5
Processor Number
i9-14900KS
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
150 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
253 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
6.2 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
16
12
Efficiency Core Threads
16
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
18
Total Thread Count
32
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
32x
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1650 MHz
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Shader Units
256
2560
Texture Units
16
160
Raster Operation Units
8
80
Execution Units
32
320
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,398
2,569
Cinebench R23
40,976
24,400
Geekbench 6
3,444
4,290
Geekbench 6
24,020
24,687
Cinebench 2024
142
209
Cinebench 2024
2,158
1,732
Blender
603
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Passmark CPU
4,990
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Passmark CPU
65,287
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