Intel Core i9 9900K vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 9900K, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-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 | 66.1 GOps/s | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 41.1 GOps/s | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 47 M primes/s | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 36.3 M strings/s | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 6.5 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 283.9 MB/s | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 935 frames/s | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 19 M matrices/s | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 545.7 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 67.7 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 175.1 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 275.6 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 159 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 40.4 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 68.6 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 14.5 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 85.8 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 191.5 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 7.4 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 1.88 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Announced | October, 8, 2018 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Apple M5 |
| Model number | i9-9900K | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 12 |
| Threads | n/a | 12 |
| Frequency | n/a | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 18 |
| Threads count | 16 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | n/a |
| Multiplier | 36x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 KB/core | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 16 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 | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB | 307 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 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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