Apple M3 vs Intel Core i9 13900HK

VS

Apple M3 Intel Core i9 13900HK

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Core i9 13900HK 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 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)

Lower TDP (20W vs 35W)

Intel Core i9 13900HK 's Advantages

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3

1909

Intel Core i9 13900HK +2%

1965

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3

10497

Intel Core i9 13900HK +100%

21009

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 +5%

3009

Intel Core i9 13900HK

2841

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3

11805

Intel Core i9 13900HK +25%

14855

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M3 +23%

140

Intel Core i9 13900HK

113

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M3

707

Intel Core i9 13900HK +39%

987

Blender

Apple M3

175

Intel Core i9 13900HK +49%

262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 +22%

4850

Intel Core i9 13900HK

3968

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3

19597

Intel Core i9 13900HK +59%

31334

Apple M3

VS

Intel Core i9 13900HK

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

i9-13900HK

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M3 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Package

25 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

20 W

Power Consumption

35-45 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

115 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

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

8

Total Core Count

14

8

Total Thread Count

20

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

26x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267

24 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

102.4 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

1280

Shader Units

768

80

Texture Units

48

40

Raster Operation Units

24

160

Execution Units

96

-

Power Consumption

15 W

4.1 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.69 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i9 13900HK

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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