Intel Core i9 11900K vs Apple M1 Max
We compared two CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i9 11900K (desktop) with 8-cores against the 2.0 GHz Apple M1 Max (laptop) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11900K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- 66% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz)
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
- Newer - released 1-year and 2-months later
- Around 359.6 GB/s (719%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than the Core i9 11900K – 30 vs 125 Watt
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 2 more physical cores
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | May 7, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | - |
| Model number | i9-11900K | - |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | Apple M-Socket |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
Performance
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 5.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 35x | - |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Power
| Transistors | - | 57 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 125 W | 30 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | - |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | 60 W |
| Max. Resolution | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 11900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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