Intel Core i9 13900K vs Apple M4 Ultra
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K with 24-cores against the 4.52 GHz Apple M4 Ultra with 32-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Please note that the tests on the Apple M4 Ultra are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
- Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Apple M4 Ultra
- More powerful Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) integrated graphics: 32.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Around 962.4 GB/s (1074%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 2 years and 7 months later
- 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4062 vs 2939 points
- Has 8 more physical cores
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 place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1570 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 193.2 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 477 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 560.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 301.8 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 75.8 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 162.5 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 43.5 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 206.4 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 150.5 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 232M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 86.9M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 46.2 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 3101 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 46B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.2 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 164 PPW | - |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 464.7 PPW | - |
| Blender / Watt | 4.24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-27 (Marcus Kuronen) | Cinebench 2026 | 645 / 7225 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Nagambie) | Cinebench 2026 | 673 / 8146 |
| π 2026-05-09 (veshelya) | Cinebench 2024 | 133 / 941 |
| π 2026-03-23 (Rohit007) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1906 |
| π 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes) | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1771 |
Apple M4 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and Apple M4 UltraGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | May 1, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Apple M4 |
| Model number | i9-13900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - |
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 4.52 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | 2.89 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 32 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 30x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | - |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | - |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (#21st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 10240 |
| TMUs | 16 | 640 |
| ROPs | 8 | 320 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 1280 |
| TGP | 15 W | 120 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 64 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 1052 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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