Apple M3 vs Intel Core i9 14900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Raptor Lake Refresh
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
—
i9-14900
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
20 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
219 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
16
Efficiency Core Threads
4
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
8
32
Multiplier
40x
20x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
24 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1650 MHz
Shader Units
1280
256
Texture Units
80
16
Raster Operation Units
40
8
Execution Units
160
32
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
2,236
Cinebench R23
10,448
34,901
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,958
Geekbench 6
11,805
19,826
Cinebench 2024
140
—
Cinebench 2024
707
—
Blender
168
476
Passmark CPU
4,850
4,660
Passmark CPU
19,597
50,020
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.