Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core i9 14900K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Raptor Lake Refresh
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i9-14900K
Generation
-
Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
64 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
253 W
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
-
257 mm²
Package
-
FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
16
Efficiency Core Threads
12
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
2.4 GHz
Total Core Count
18
24
Total Thread Count
18
32
Multiplier
46
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
-
36 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1650 MHz
Shader Units
4096
256
Texture Units
256
16
Raster Operation Units
128
8
Execution Units
512
32
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
3,169
Geekbench 6
29,052
22,637
Cinebench 2024
200
136
Cinebench 2024
2,065
2,130
Cinebench R23
-
2,358
Cinebench R23
-
38,497
Blender
-
671
Passmark CPU
-
4,770
Passmark CPU
-
61,120