Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 13905H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i9 13905H with 14 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 13905H 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 6400)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (45W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
1950
Intel Core i9 13905H
+3%
2013
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+20%
24002
Intel Core i9 13905H
19937
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+22%
3227
Intel Core i9 13905H
2643
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+63%
21164
Intel Core i9 13905H
12944
Blender
Apple M3 Max
+78%
415
Intel Core i9 13905H
233
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+31%
4790
Intel Core i9 13905H
3655
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+34%
41188
Intel Core i9 13905H
30725
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-13905H
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1792
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
16
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
20
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
26x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
5120
Shader Units
768
320
Texture Units
48
160
Raster Operation Units
24
640
Execution Units
96
60
Power Consumption
15 W
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.69 TFLOPS
