Intel Core i5 14600K vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600K, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14600K and Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
201
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
2053
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
Integer Math125.5 GOps/s132.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math92.8 GOps/s190.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search161 M primes/s483 M primes/s
Random String Sort51.7 M strings/s86.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption27.6 GB/s36 GB/s
Data Compression483.7 MB/s713.3 MB/s
Physics2460 frames/s5756 frames/s
Extended Instructions287 M matrices/s342 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
n/a
File Compression1500 MB/s2530 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.5 KLines/s262.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser429.5 pages/s738.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering507.8 MP/sec744.9 MP/sec
Text Processing288.4 pages/s450.7 pages/s
Background Blur74 frames/s100.3 frames/s
Photo Processing154.2 frames/s250.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing31.5 MP/sec46.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
564.71

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 127.6 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 309.3 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.8 PPW n/a
Blender / W 2.44 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced October, 16, 2023 March, 3, 2026
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Apple M5
Model number i5-14600K n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 6
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores812
Threads812
Frequency2.6 GHz4.38 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1418
Threads count2018
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier35x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 181 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 192 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 16
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 307 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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