Intel Core i9 14900K vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K (desktop) with 24-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (10-Core) (laptop) with 10-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 14 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Apple M5 (10-Core)
- More powerful Apple M5 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 4.1 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Around 64 GB/s (71%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 35% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4276 vs 3171 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4456 |
Cinebench Scores (17th and 113th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1940 MB/sec | 1790 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 194.6 Klines/sec | 138 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 589.2 pages/sec | 427.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 638.4 Mpixels/sec | 430.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.7 pages/sec | 421.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71.7 images/sec | 78.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.6 images/sec | 156.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.7 Mpixels/sec | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 209.3 GOps/sec | 56.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 152.1 GOps/sec | 75.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 228M Primes/sec | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.6M Strings/sec | 35.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.5 GBytes/sec | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 296.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3098 Frames/sec | 3199 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 15.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 43.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 181 PPW | 661.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466 PPW | 991.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.1 PPW | 10.22 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 14900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2993 / 18135 |
| ๐ 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2611 / 21934 |
| ๐ 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Cinebench 2026 | 543 / 8307 |
| ๐ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir) | Cinebench 2024 | 129 / 2086 |
| ๐ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1976 |
Apple M5 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-29 -> knotp37 | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3841 |
| ๐ 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4224 / 17165 |
| ๐ 2025-12-27 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4289 / 18011 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and Apple M5 (10-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | October 15, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Apple M5 |
| Model number | i9-14900K | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - |
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 6 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 22MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 27 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
| Die Size | - | 157.48 mmยฒ |
Desktop CPU ranking (#13th place)
Laptop processors ranking (#21st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 16 | 80 |
| ROPs | 8 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 160 |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 14900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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