Quick/Comparisons
Both processors deliver excellent gaming performance, with the Apple M3 Pro's strong single-core performance and Intel Core i9 13900KS's high core count making them neck and neck.
The Intel Core i9 13900KS takes the lead in creative workloads due to its strong multi-threaded throughput and higher core count, making it better suited for demanding tasks.
The Apple M3 Pro excels in power efficiency, thanks to its 6 P-cores + 6 E-cores hybrid design and Apple M3 architecture, making it the clear winner in this category.
87 | Single-Core Performance | 86 |
46 | Multi-Core Performance | 88 |
84 | Power Efficiency | 54 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | 31 |
73 | QucikComparison Final Score | 86 |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 30 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 143 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 135 |
| 1059 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2156 |
| 3163 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3050 |
| 15512 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22073 |
| 1560 MB/sec | File compression | 1790 MB/sec |
| 132.6 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 213.7 Klines/sec |
| 382.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 564.2 pages/sec |
| 393.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 585.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 301 pages/sec | Text processing | 308.9 pages/sec |
| 61.4 images/sec | Background blur | 61.5 images/sec |
| 144.1 images/sec | Photo processing | 188.3 images/sec |
| 19.7 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 4232 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4714 |
| 23932 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 60524 |
| 55.8 GOps/sec | Integer math | 210.8 GOps/sec |
| 64.6 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 154.5 GOps/sec |
| 239M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 257M Primes/sec |
| 35M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 90M Strings/sec |
| 14.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 47.6 GBytes/sec |
| 287.1 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 811.6 MBytes/sec |
| 2045 Frames/sec | Physics | 3441 Frames/sec |
| 14B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 48B Matrices/sec |
| 228.7 | Blender CPU | 535.26 |
| 35.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.4 PPW |
| 517.1 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 147.2 PPW |
| 797.7 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 403.5 PPW |
| 7.62 PPW | Blender / Watt | 3.57 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 6 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 6 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 6 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 32 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 16MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) | Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz |
| 2304 | Shading Units | 256 |
| 144 | TMUs | 16 |
| 72 | ROPs | 8 |
| 288 | Execution Units | 32 |
| 6.4 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 36 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 12 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 153.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| October 30, 2023 | Released | January 12, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| — | Model number | i9-13900KS |
| Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) | Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 37 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 30 W | TDP (PL1) | 150 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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