Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Intel Core i9 9900KS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
i9-9900KS
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
UHD Graphics 630
Core Architecture
—
Coffee Lake
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
—
127 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
16
Multiplier
46
40x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
256 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1200 MHz
Shader Units
1280
192
Texture Units
80
24
Raster Operation Units
40
3
Execution Units
160
24
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,323
Cinebench R23
15,574
13,343
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,678
Geekbench 6
16,820
8,751
Cinebench 2024
184
—
Cinebench 2024
1,071
—
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,391
Geekbench 5
—
9,636
Blender
—
177
Passmark CPU
—
3,029
Passmark CPU
—
19,417
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.