Intel Core i9 14900K vs Apple M2 Ultra

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We compared the desktop Intel Core i9 14900K with 24 cores 3.2GHz and the laptop Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 14900K's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Apple M2 Ultra's Advantages

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

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (60W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +35%

2358

Apple M2 Ultra

1744

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +31%

38497

Apple M2 Ultra

29227

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +13%

3169

Apple M2 Ultra

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +6%

22637

Apple M2 Ultra

21217

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +7%

135

Apple M2 Ultra

126

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +15%

2211

Apple M2 Ultra

1918

Blender

Intel Core i9 14900K +27%

652

Apple M2 Ultra

512

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +15%

4770

Apple M2 Ultra

4137

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 14900K +25%

61120

Apple M2 Ultra

48776

Intel Core i9 14900K

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Apple M2 Ultra

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

May 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Raptor Lake Refresh

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i9-14900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)

Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

134 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

Apple M-Socket

125 W

Power Consumption

60 W

253W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

Intel

Foundry

-

257 mm²

Die Size

-

FC-LGA16A

Package

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Efficiency Cores

8

16

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

24

Total Core Count

24

32

Total Thread Count

24

100MHz

Bus Frequency

-

32x

Multiplier

35x

80K per core

L1 Cache

192K per core

2MB per core

L2 Cache

64MB shared

36MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

192GB

Max Memory Size

192GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1650 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 14900K

Official Website

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5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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