Quick/Comparisons
Both processors deliver excellent gaming performance, with the Apple M3 Ultra's iGPU offering a significant advantage, but the Intel Core i9 14900KF's raw processing power keeps it competitive.
The Apple M3 Ultra's strong multi-threaded throughput and excellent memory performance make it the clear winner for creative workloads, outpacing the Intel Core i9 14900KF by a significant margin.
The Apple M3 Ultra's power efficiency is significantly better than the Intel Core i9 14900KF, thanks to its advanced architecture and hybrid design, making it the winner in this use case.
89 | Single-Core Performance | 88 |
100 | Multi-Core Performance | 84 |
85 | Power Efficiency | 58 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | — |
94 | QucikComparison Final Score | 85 |
| 32 | Cores | 24 |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 129 |
| 2753 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2071 |
| 3247 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3220 |
| 28128 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 20374 |
| 2690 MB/sec | File compression | 1590 MB/sec |
| 319.2 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 200.6 Klines/sec |
| 819.6 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 491.5 pages/sec |
| 701.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 554.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 327.5 pages/sec | Text processing | 315.7 pages/sec |
| 63.2 images/sec | Background blur | 74.9 images/sec |
| 190.9 images/sec | Photo processing | 151.1 images/sec |
| 61.5 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 44.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5048 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4693 |
| 72769 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 58288 |
| 181.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 208.8 GOps/sec |
| 187.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 151.7 GOps/sec |
| 1055M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 230M Primes/sec |
| 122.7M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 86.7M Strings/sec |
| 49.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 46.3 GBytes/sec |
| 1073.7 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 783 MBytes/sec |
| 8805 Frames/sec | Physics | 3139 Frames/sec |
| 54.5B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec |
| 717.7 | Blender CPU | 516.28 |
| 19.7 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.6 PPW |
| 200.9 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 163 PPW |
| 519.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466.3 PPW |
| 5.13 PPW | Blender / Watt | 4.13 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 24 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 24 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 8 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 8 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 32 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 32 | Total Threads | 32 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 32x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 64MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated Graphics | — |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | — |
| 10240 | Shading Units | — |
| 640 | TMUs | — |
| 320 | ROPs | — |
| 1280 | Execution Units | — |
| 28.3 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | — |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 512 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 64 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 819.3 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| March 5, 2025 | Released | October 16, 2023 |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| — | Model number | i9-14900KF |
| Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Integrated GPU | No |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 184 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 140 W | TDP (PL1) | 125 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
Compare with something else?
Compare Apple M3 Ultra with another →