Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 14900K

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Apple M3 Max Intel Core i9 14900K

We compared the desktop Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and the Intel Core i9 14900K with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-5600)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (40W vs 125W)

Intel Core i9 14900K 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max

1958

Intel Core i9 14900K +20%

2358

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max

24128

Intel Core i9 14900K +59%

38497

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +1%

3227

Intel Core i9 14900K

3169

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max

21173

Intel Core i9 14900K +6%

22637

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +9%

148

Intel Core i9 14900K

135

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max

1692

Intel Core i9 14900K +30%

2211

Blender

Apple M3 Max

425

Intel Core i9 14900K +53%

652

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max

4793

Intel Core i9 14900K

4770

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max

40041

Intel Core i9 14900K +52%

61120

Apple M3 Max

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Intel Core i9 14900K

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Oct 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Desktop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i9-14900K

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-1700

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

LGA-1700

40 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

16

4

Efficiency Core Threads

16

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

16

Total Thread Count

32

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

32x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1650 MHz

5120

Shader Units

256

320

Texture Units

16

160

Raster Operation Units

8

640

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 14900K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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