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Apple A9 vs Intel Core i9-14900K
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A9
19 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
24C / 32T · 6.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A9
4 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A9
23 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
24C / 32T · 6.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A9
4 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.70 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A9
30 %
Apple A9
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Intel Core i9 (81) |
| CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) | Intel Core i 14000 (34) |
| Architecture | A9 | Raptor Lake S Refresh |
| Technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A8 | Intel Core i9-13900K |
| Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 24 / 32 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
8x Raptor Cove 3.20 - 6.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 16x Gracemont 2.40 - 4.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 3.00 MB | 32.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A9 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz | 0.30 - 1.65 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | 125 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 253 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A9 | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 589 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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