Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Apple M5 Max (18C40G) Full Specs

Summary

24 Cores(8P+16E) 32 Threads(16P+16E) 3.2GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 150W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 89.6GB/s DDR5·DDR4	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU UHD 770 1650MHz	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 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

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

x1.33

Show Top Score

Core Config

24 Cores 8P - 16E	18 Cores 6P 12M -
32 Threads 16P - 16E	18 Threads 6P 12M -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Boost Clock 6.2GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Unlocked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P - 64KB E	L1i 192KB P 192KB M -
L1d 48KB P - 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 128KB M -
L2 2MB P - - 16MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M 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 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 89.6GB/s	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 89.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 614.4GB/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 M5 Max
Shaders 256	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.65GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.69 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model GNA 3.0	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Raptor Lake	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Core 14th Gen	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-8P-16EVariant Raptor CoveP-Core - GracemontE-Core	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jan 8, 2024	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node Intel 7	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 257mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 18.5 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 72 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

Images

No images available

No images available

Used In

Laptops -

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)

Competitors

IntelCore i9-14900KS vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 7 265K IntelCore i9-14900KS vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 9 285 IntelCore i9-14900KS vs CPU IntelCore Ultra 9 285T Show 12 more

AppleM5 Max (18C40G) vs CPU AppleM4 Max (16C40G) AppleM5 Max (18C40G) vs CPU AppleM4 Max (14C32G) AppleM5 Max (18C40G) vs CPU AppleM5 Max (18C32G) Show 12 more