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

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900K, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900K and Apple M5 (10-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 14900K
2293
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
40400
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
128
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
2075
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
4711
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
59102
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math211.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math153.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search233 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort87.5 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption47.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression800.1 MB/sn/a
Physics3174 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions456 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
3171
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
22629
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1940 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation194.6 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser589.2 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering638.4 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing318.7 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur71.7 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing191.6 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.7 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900K
512.57
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 181 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 472.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 16.6 PPW n/a
Blender / W 4.1 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced October, 16, 2023 October, 15, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh n/a
Model number i9-14900K T8142
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 6 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores166
Threads166
Frequency2.4 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2410
Threads count3210
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier32x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache36 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) 253 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 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 153 GB

Other

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

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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