Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i9 14900HX

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Review

Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
Single-Core Performance
100
83
Multi-Core Performance
53
69
Power Efficiency
97
61
Integrated Graphics
81
31
QucikComparison Final Score
81
72
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple M5 (10-Core) and Intel Core i9 14900HX

Reasons to consider the Apple M5 (10-Core)

  • + 4 P-cores + 6 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Apple M-Socket socket
  • + Apple M5 architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900HX

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1964 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Apple M5 (10-Core)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Apple M5 (10-Core) processor with strong single-core performance (100/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

Intel Core i9 14900HX
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 14900HX processor with strong single-core performance (83/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Apple M5 (10-Core)
275.89
Intel Core i9 14900HX +28%
354.31
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M5 (10-Core) +60%
208
Intel Core i9 14900HX
130
Apple M5 (10-Core) Intel Core i9 14900HX
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1183 1780

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 4276 3029
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 17862 18430
File compression 1790 MB/sec 1420 MB/sec
Clang compilation 138 Klines/sec 173.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 427.3 pages/sec 463.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 430.7 Mpixels/sec 508.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 421.1 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
Background blur 78.7 images/sec 54.6 images/sec
Photo processing 156.2 images/sec 154.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 39.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5803 4199
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 27718 44281
Integer math 57.4 GOps/sec 159 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.2 GOps/sec 113.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 195M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.4M Strings/sec 61.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 33 GBytes/sec
Data compression 313 MBytes/sec 546.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3338 Frames/sec 2673 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec 31.7B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 43.8 PPW 32.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.6 PPW 335.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1026.6 PPW 805.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 10.22 PPW 6.44 PPW
General
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Vendor Apple Intel
Released 15-Oct-25 9-Jan-24
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number T8142 i9-14900HX
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (10-core) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.2 GHz
E-Cores 6 16
E-Threads 6 16
Base Frequency (E) 3.0 GHz 1.6 GHz
Total Cores 10 24
Total Threads 10 32
Multiplier 46x 22x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Package
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (10-core) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 1280 256
TMUs 80 16
ROPs 40 8
Execution Units 160 32
iGPU FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Memory Types #NAME? -8800
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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