Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Apple M4 Max (16C40G) Full Specs

Summary

24 Cores(8P+16E) 32 Threads(16P+16E) 3.2GHz	16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 150W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 89.6GB/s DDR5·DDR4	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU UHD 770 1650MHz	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 1700	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Core i9-14900KS3,260

x1

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

x1.25

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Core Config

24 Cores 8P 16E	16 Cores 12P 4E
32 Threads 16P 16E	16 Threads 12P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Boost Clock 6.2GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Unlocked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 48KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 2MB P - 16MB E shared	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 36MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type DDR5·DDR4	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 192GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 5600MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 89.6GB/s	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 89.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 546.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 150W	TDP 140W
Peak Power 253W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 0	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 8 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 16GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 5.0 x16 63GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth
PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth	-

iGPU

iGPU UHD 770 1650MHz	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Shaders 256	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.65GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H16 Aether
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Raptor Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 14th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-8P-16EVariant Raptor CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core	Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jan 8, 2024	Release Date Oct 30, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node Intel 7	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 257mm²	Die Size 454mm²
Transistor Count 18.5 Billion	Transistor Count 76 Billion
Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M4 Max, Late 2024)MacBook Pro 14(M4 Max, Late 2024)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac Studio(M4 Max, Early 2025)

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