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

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Review

Apple M5 (10-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
Single-Core Performance
100
87
Multi-Core Performance
53
87
Power Efficiency
97
58
Integrated Graphics
81
31
QucikComparison Final Score
81
86
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Key differences

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

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 14900K

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 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 14900K
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Strong multi-threaded throughput
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • High power draw (125W TDP)

"A high-end Intel Core i9 14900K processor with balanced performance (single-core 87/100, multi-core 87/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Apple M5 (10-Core)
275.89
Intel Core i9 14900K +86%
512.57
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M5 (10-Core) +61%
208
Intel Core i9 14900K
129
Apple M5 (10-Core) Intel Core i9 14900K
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1183 2086

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 4276 3171
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 17862 22629
File compression 1790 MB/sec 1940 MB/sec
Clang compilation 138 Klines/sec 194.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 427.3 pages/sec 589.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 430.7 Mpixels/sec 638.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 421.1 pages/sec 318.7 pages/sec
Background blur 78.7 images/sec 71.7 images/sec
Photo processing 156.2 images/sec 191.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 41.7 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5803 4693
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 27718 58398
Integer math 57.4 GOps/sec 209.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.2 GOps/sec 152.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 230M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.4M Strings/sec 86.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 46.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 313 MBytes/sec 787.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3338 Frames/sec 3116 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec 44.9B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 43.8 PPW 16.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.6 PPW 181 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1026.6 PPW 467.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 10.22 PPW 4.1 PPW
General
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
Vendor Apple Intel
Released 15-Oct-25 16-Oct-23
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number T8142 i9-14900K
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (10-core) UHD Graphics 770
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.2 GHz
E-Cores 6 16
E-Threads 6 16
Base Frequency (E) 3.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Total Cores 10 24
Total Threads 10 32
Multiplier 46x 32x
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 14900K ↗
Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 125 W
Socket Apple M-Socket LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Apple M5 (10-Core) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900K ↗
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (10-core) Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 14900K ↗
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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