Intel Core i9 9900X vs Apple M1 Ultra

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Intel Core i9 9900X Apple M1 Ultra

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Apple M1 Ultra's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Lower TDP (60W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1182

Apple M1 Ultra +27%

1510

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

13994

Apple M1 Ultra +69%

23663

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1455

Apple M1 Ultra +66%

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

10273

Apple M1 Ultra +81%

18680

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1165

Apple M1 Ultra +51%

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

10704

Apple M1 Ultra +119%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

2565

Apple M1 Ultra +49%

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

21833

Apple M1 Ultra +86%

40784

Intel Core i9 9900X

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Apple M1 Ultra

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Skylake

Core Architecture

Apple M1

i9-9900X

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

LGA-2066

Socket

Apple M-Socket

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Package

-

Transistor Count

114 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

Apple M-Socket

165 W

Power Consumption

60 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

16

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

10

Total Core Count

20

Total Thread Count

20

100MHz

Bus Frequency

-

35x

Multiplier

-

64K per core

L1 Cache

192K per core

1MB per core

L2 Cache

48MB shared

20MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

4

Max Memory Channels

16

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

True

-

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

-

Shader Units

8192

-

Texture Units

512

-

Raster Operation Units

256

-

Execution Units

1024

-

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900X

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

-

44

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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