Intel Core i9 13900K vs Apple M2 Max
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K (desktop) with 24-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Max (laptop) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
- Has 12 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2939 vs 2695 points
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
- More powerful Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) integrated graphics: 13.6 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Around 320 GB/s (357%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports quad-channel memory
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 673 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 8146 | - |
Cinebench Scores (35th and 148th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1570 MB/sec | 1690 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 193.2 Klines/sec | 131.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 477 pages/sec | 368.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 560.7 Mpixels/sec | 382.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 301.8 pages/sec | 272.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 75.8 images/sec | 54.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 162.5 images/sec | 149.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 43.5 Mpixels/sec | 17 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 206.4 GOps/sec | 57.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 150.5 GOps/sec | 73.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 232M Primes/sec | 359M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.9M Strings/sec | 41.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.2 GBytes/sec | 15.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 335.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3101 Frames/sec | 3849 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 46B Matrices/sec | 14.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.2 PPW | 20.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 164 PPW | 297.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 464.7 PPW | 536.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.24 PPW | 5.06 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Marcus Kuronen) | Cinebench 2026 | 645 / 7225 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Nagambie) | Cinebench 2026 | 673 / 8146 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 (veshelya) | Cinebench 2024 | 133 / 941 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (Rohit007) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1906 |
| 📘 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes) | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1771 |
Apple M2 Max
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and Apple M2 MaxGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | January 17, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | i9-13900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) |
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 30x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 67 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 50 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (#21st place)
Laptop processors ranking (#69th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 4864 |
| TMUs | 16 | 304 |
| ROPs | 8 | 152 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 608 |
| TGP | 15 W | 70 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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