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Intel Core i9 13900K vs Apple M2 Pro

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900K
VS
62 out of 100
Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i9 13900K
Apple M2 Pro

We compared two CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K (desktop) with 24-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro (laptop) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (4)

Review

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Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Pro and 13900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2939 vs 2666 points
Advantages of Apple M2 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) integrated graphics: 6.8 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Around 115.2 GB/s (129%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports quad-channel memory

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900K
vs
M2 Pro

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core i9 13900K
124
M2 Pro +1%
125
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i9 13900K +138%
1896
M2 Pro
795
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 673 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8146 -
Cinebench Scores (#35th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i9 13900K +10%
2939
M2 Pro
2666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900K +41%
20498
M2 Pro
14489
File compression 1570 MB/sec 1630 MB/sec
Clang compilation 193.2 Klines/sec 125.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 477 pages/sec 356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.7 Mpixels/sec 352.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.8 pages/sec 266.9 pages/sec
Background blur 75.8 images/sec 53.8 images/sec
Photo processing 162.5 images/sec 126.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.5 Mpixels/sec 17 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 683 & 917 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i9 13900K +12%
4596
M2 Pro
4089
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900K +117%
58087
M2 Pro
26724
Integer math 206.4 GOps/sec 57.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150.5 GOps/sec 73.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 232M Primes/sec 354M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.9M Strings/sec 40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 334.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3101 Frames/sec 3611 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 46B Matrices/sec 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 12796 & 584 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900K +167%
529.69
M2 Pro
198.23

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 164 PPW 483 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.7 PPW 890.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.24 PPW 6.61 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Richh)Cinebench 2024122 / 1823
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Apple M2 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-23 (Roman)Cinebench 2024125 / 795
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and Apple M2 Pro

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released September 27, 2022 January 17, 2023
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Raptor Lake Apple M2
Model number i9-13900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 4
E-Threads 16 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 12
Total Threads 32 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 30x -
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 40 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (#21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 256 2432
TMUs 16 152
ROPs 8 76
Execution Units 32 304
TGP 15 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13900K
0.8 TFLOPS
M2 Pro +750%
6.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900K official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M2 Pro or Intel Core i9 13900K?
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ComputerNerd July 15, 2023 at 03:39 AM
Ouch! M2 Pro CPU is getting destroyed on the multi-core tests by Intel Core i9 13900K CPU.
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SmarterComputerNerd July 22, 2023 at 03:29 PM
Of course, the i9 has 12 more cores than the m2 Pro. Itโ€™s not a fair comparison.
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MoreLikeComputerImbecile August 16, 2023 at 06:15 PM
Gee, a Desktop CPU with nigh 4x more TDP is better than a Laptop SoC? Color me shocked!
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Bon October 14, 2023 at 02:35 PM
MoreLikeComputerImbecile, Try them on battery power. Let's see who gets destroyed. Run them for five straight hours. Who's dead, and who's still alive and kicking? Test them by compiling 4K videos with full effects in Premiere Pro on battery power โ€” who's faster? Try rendering a 4K file in After Effects. Put them through all the benchmarking while on battery. Let's see which one lasts for at least five hours straight.
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