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The Intel Core i9 14900KF takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 86 compared to the Apple M1 Max's 64. This is largely attributed to the Intel Core i9 14900KF's strong single-core performance.
The Intel Core i9 14900KF outperforms the Apple M1 Max in creative workloads with a score of 84, while the Apple M1 Max scores 38. This is mainly due to the Intel Core i9 14900KF's higher multi-core score.
The Apple M1 Max leads in power efficiency with a score of 70.5, outperforming the Intel Core i9 14900KF's score of 58. This is largely attributed to the Apple M1 Max's high efficiency score of 71.
70 | Single-Core Performance | 88 |
38 | Multi-Core Performance | 84 |
71 | Power Efficiency | 58 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | — |
61 | QucikComparison Final Score | 85 |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 50 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 5 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 111 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 129 |
| 789 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2071 |
| 2431 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3220 |
| 12673 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 20374 |
| 1450 MB/sec | File compression | 1590 MB/sec |
| 105.1 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 200.6 Klines/sec |
| 329.2 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 491.5 pages/sec |
| 317 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 554.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 249.6 pages/sec | Text processing | 315.7 pages/sec |
| 42.2 images/sec | Background blur | 74.9 images/sec |
| 122.8 images/sec | Photo processing | 151.1 images/sec |
| 14.9 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 44.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 3832 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4693 |
| 22156 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 58288 |
| 46.2 GOps/sec | Integer math | 208.8 GOps/sec |
| 64.6 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 151.7 GOps/sec |
| 278M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 230M Primes/sec |
| 32.8M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 86.7M Strings/sec |
| 12.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 46.3 GBytes/sec |
| 274.7 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 783 MBytes/sec |
| 2823 Frames/sec | Physics | 3139 Frames/sec |
| 12.7B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec |
| 199.2 | Blender CPU | 516.28 |
| 15.8 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.6 PPW |
| 253.5 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 163 PPW |
| 443.1 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466.3 PPW |
| 3.98 PPW | Blender / Watt | 4.13 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 8 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 2 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 2 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 10 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 10 | Total Threads | 32 |
| — | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 24MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated Graphics | — |
| 1296 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | — |
| 4096 | Shading Units | — |
| 256 | TMUs | — |
| 128 | ROPs | — |
| 512 | Execution Units | — |
| 10.6 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | — |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 4 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 409.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| October 18, 2021 | Released | October 16, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M1 | Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| — | Model number | i9-14900KF |
| Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated GPU | No |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 57 billions | Transistors | — |
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 50 W | TDP (PL1) | 125 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| — | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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