Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i9 13900H

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (10-Core), vs Intel Core i9 13900H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (10-Core) and Intel Core i9 13900H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
2102
Intel Core i9 13900H
2020
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Intel Core i9 13900H
22700
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Intel Core i9 13900H
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
Intel Core i9 13900H
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
Intel Core i9 13900H
3786
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Intel Core i9 13900H
28014
Integer Math55.3 GOps/s98.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math50 GOps/s70.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search269 M primes/s105 M primes/s
Random String Sort34.8 M strings/s36.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.2 GB/s19.2 GB/s
Data Compression286.6 MB/s330.8 MB/s
Physics2525 frames/s1761 frames/s
Extended Instructions14 M matrices/s196 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Intel Core i9 13900H
2676
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
Intel Core i9 13900H
14739
File Compression1500 MB/s1320 MB/s
Clang Compilation118.3 KLines/s107.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.8 pages/s372.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering396.3 MP/sec426.6 MP/sec
Text Processing357.1 pages/s270.4 pages/s
Background Blur72.2 frames/s59.2 frames/s
Photo Processing141.5 frames/s135.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.8 MP/sec24.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 (10-Core)
n/a
Intel Core i9 13900H
212.33

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 686.4 PPW 327.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1092.1 PPW 622.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 44.4 PPW n/a
Blender / W n/a 4.72 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Announced May, 7, 2024 January, 3, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Raptor Lake
Model number n/a i9-13900H
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 4.41 GHz 2.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores68
Threads68
Frequency2.59 GHz1.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.1 GHz
General
Cores count1014
Threads count1020
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier44x26x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 22 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 115 W
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1744
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-7500 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 32 GB 96 GB
Channels 4 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 120 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version n/a 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 28

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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