Intel Core i9 9900K vs Apple M1 Max
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i9 9900K (desktop) with 8-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Max (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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 9900K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
- More powerful Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 10.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- Around 368 GB/s (885%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 14 nanometers
- Supports quad-channel memory
- Newer - released 3 years and 1 month later
- 50% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2431 vs 1621 points
- Has 2 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 545.7 MB/sec | 1450 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 67.7 Klines/sec | 105.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 175.1 pages/sec | 329.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 275.6 Mpixels/sec | 317 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 159 pages/sec | 249.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 40.4 images/sec | 42.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 68.6 images/sec | 122.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.5 Mpixels/sec | 14.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 66.1 GOps/sec | 46.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41 GOps/sec | 64.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 46M Primes/sec | 278M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | 32.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.3 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 282.6 MBytes/sec | 274.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 929 Frames/sec | 2833 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19B Matrices/sec | 12.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.4 PPW | 15.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 85.8 PPW | 253.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 190.1 PPW | 443.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.88 PPW | 3.98 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 9900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-01 (Mr Scare) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 662 |
| 📘 2025-08-09 (EndOfTheWorld77) | Cinebench 2024 | 78 / 591 |
| 📘 2024-03-28 (Gribbstar) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 706 |
Apple M1 Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-07-04 (Daniel) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2459 / 13052 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 9900K and Apple M1 MaxGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | October 8, 2018 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | i9-9900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 2 |
| E-Threads | - | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 36x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 57 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 95 W | 50 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | - |
Desktop CPU ranking (#145th place)
Laptop processors ranking (#93rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 24 | 256 |
| ROPs | 3 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 512 |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 9900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | - |
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