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The Intel Core i9 14900KS takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher single-core performance and iGPU score. Its 31 iGPU points give it a substantial advantage over the Apple M2 Ultra's 0 iGPU points.
The Intel Core i9 14900KS edges out the Apple M2 Ultra in creative workloads, thanks to its strong multi-threaded throughput and high core count. Although the Apple M2 Ultra has a slight lead in multi-core performance, the Intel Core i9 14900KS' overall score is higher.
The Apple M2 Ultra takes the lead in power efficiency due to its 75 efficiency score, which is significantly higher than the Intel Core i9 14900KS' 60 efficiency score. This makes it a better choice for users who prioritize power consumption.
77 | Single-Core Performance | 94 |
81 | Multi-Core Performance | 93 |
75 | Power Efficiency | 60 |
| — | Integrated Graphics | 31 |
79 | QucikComparison Final Score | 92 |
| 24 | Cores | 24 |
| 80 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 5 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 126 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 144 |
| 1918 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2443 |
| 2685 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3442 |
| 21387 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 24012 |
| 2140 MB/sec | File compression | 1870 MB/sec |
| 226.4 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 228 Klines/sec |
| 569.8 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 623.6 pages/sec |
| 603.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 636.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 272.4 pages/sec | Text processing | 333.5 pages/sec |
| 56.5 images/sec | Background blur | 92.3 images/sec |
| 170.7 images/sec | Photo processing | 199.4 images/sec |
| 33.8 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 51.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 83.7M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 90.1M Strings/sec |
| 31.9 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 47.9 GBytes/sec |
| 682.6 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 805.6 MBytes/sec |
| 7610 Frames/sec | Physics | 3407 Frames/sec |
| 32.9B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 45.7B Matrices/sec |
| 4204 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4819 |
| 50864 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 60250 |
| 117.5 GOps/sec | Integer math | 213.4 GOps/sec |
| 148.8 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 154.5 GOps/sec |
| 711M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 245M Primes/sec |
| 501.6 | Blender CPU | 510.06 |
| 24 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.3 PPW |
| 267.3 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 160.1 PPW |
| 635.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 401.7 PPW |
| 6.27 PPW | Blender / Watt | 3.4 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 16 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 16 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 8 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 8 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 24 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Total Threads | 32 |
| 35x | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 64MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| 1398 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz |
| — | Shading Units | 256 |
| — | TMUs | 16 |
| — | ROPs | 8 |
| — | Execution Units | 32 |
| — | iGPU FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 192 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 8 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 819.2 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| May 5, 2023 | Released | March 15, 2024 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M2 | Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| — | Model number | i9-14900KS |
| Apple M2 Ultra GPU (76-core) | Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 134 billions | Transistors | — |
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 80 W | TDP (PL1) | 150 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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