Intel Core i9 14900HX vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900HX, vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900HX and Apple M5 Pro (15-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 i9 14900HX
2183
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
33619
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
130
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
1780
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
4298
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
45419
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math162.6 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math116.1 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search200 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort62.8 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.8 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression560.3 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics2753 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions324 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
3029
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
18430
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression1420 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation173.5 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser463.6 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering508.4 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing287.7 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur54.6 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing154.7 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.9 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900HX
354.31
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 335.1 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 825.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 32.4 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.44 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 9, 2024 March, 3, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Apple M5
Model number i9-14900HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 5
Threads 16 5
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.8 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores1610
Threads1610
Frequency1.6 GHz4.38 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.1 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2415
Threads count3215
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier22x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 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 4
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 (15-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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