Intel Core i7 9700K vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 9700K, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 41.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 35.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 52 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 25.8 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 4.6 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 208.6 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 881 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 181 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 666.4 MB/s | 1770 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 63.1 KLines/s | 139.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 191 pages/s | 412.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 262.2 MP/sec | 438.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 182.9 pages/s | 419.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 52.6 frames/s | 79.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 74.1 frames/s | 169.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 11.3 MP/sec | 21.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 88.8 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 151.9 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 5.5 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 1.41 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | October, 8, 2018 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | n/a |
| Model number | i7-9700K | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M5 (10-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.9 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 6 |
| Threads | n/a | 6 |
| Frequency | n/a | 3.0 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 10 |
| Threads count | 8 | 10 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | n/a |
| Multiplier | 36x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 320 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 95 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB | 153 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | n/a |
| Channels | 41422 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
