Intel Core i9 14900K vs Apple M3 Ultra
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95
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Ultra with 32-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
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
- Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Apple M3 Ultra
- More powerful Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) integrated graphics: 28.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Around 729.7 GB/s (814%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports up to 512 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
- Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
- Has 8 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 11987 |
Cinebench Scores (17th and 2nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1940 MB/sec | 2690 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 194.6 Klines/sec | 319.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 589.2 pages/sec | 819.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 638.4 Mpixels/sec | 701.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.7 pages/sec | 327.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71.7 images/sec | 63.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.6 images/sec | 190.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.7 Mpixels/sec | 61.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 209.3 GOps/sec | 181.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 152.1 GOps/sec | 183.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 228M Primes/sec | 1063M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.6M Strings/sec | 123.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.5 GBytes/sec | 49.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 1076.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3098 Frames/sec | 8863 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 55.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 21.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 181 PPW | 212.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466 PPW | 520.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.1 PPW | 5.13 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 14900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-24 (Tanvir) | Cinebench 2024 | 129 / 2086 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Kreuz) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1976 |
| π 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady) | Cinebench 2024 | 136 / 2103 |
| π 2025-12-10 (Astromavic) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 1989 |
| π 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 2114 |
Apple M3 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-13 (Losito) | Cinebench 2024 | 93 / 2422 |
| π 2025-03-17 (Luigi9212) | Cinebench 2024 | 148 / 2818 |
| π 2025-03-16 (Tyler) | Cinebench 2024 | 133 / 2753 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and Apple M3 UltraGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | March 5, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Apple M3 |
| Model number | i9-14900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - |
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 6 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 2.75 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 32 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 64MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 184 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 140 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (13th and 4th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 10240 |
| TMUs | 16 | 640 |
| ROPs | 8 | 320 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 1280 |
| TGP | 15 W | 140 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 512 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 64 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 819.3 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 14900K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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