Apple M3 Max (16C40G) vs Intel Core i9-14900KS Full Specs

Summary

16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.05GHz	24 Cores(8P+16E) 32 Threads(16P+16E) 3.2GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 150W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 89.6GB/s DDR5·DDR4
iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU UHD 770 1650MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket LGA 1700

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M3 Max (16C40G)3,182

x1

Core i9-14900KS3,260

x1.02

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 6.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Unlocked

Cache

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

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type DDR5·DDR4
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 192GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 5600MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 89.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 89.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

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

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

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

iGPU

iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU UHD 770 1650MHz
Shaders 5120	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.65GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Raptor Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 14th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-8P-16EVariant Raptor CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Jan 8, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node Intel 7
Die Size 477mm²	Die Size 257mm²
Transistor Count 92 Billion	Transistor Count 18.5 Billion
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)

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