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Intel Core i5-14400 vs Apple M4

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i5-14400 (Raptor Lake S Refresh) is a desktop processor. The Apple M4 is Apple's latest, energy-efficient chip for integrated mobile systems.

Intel Core i5-14400 (10 nm) offers 10 cores, 16 threads, and Intel UHD Graphics 730. The Apple M4 (3 nm) has up to 10 CPU cores and Apple M4 (10 Core) graphics with 120 GB/s memory bandwidth. The Apple M4 shows higher single-core performance (Geekbench 6); multi-core performance is comparable here.

In Cinebench R23, the Intel i5-14400 has high single-core performance, while the Apple M4 has better multi-core performance. The Intel Core i5-14400 offers higher gaming performance with discrete high-end graphics cards. The Apple M4 impresses with powerful integrated graphics but does not match dedicated gaming GPUs.

The Apple M4 (3 nm) is characterized by outstanding energy efficiency. The Intel Core i5-14400 (10 nm) has higher power consumption and requires more robust cooling. The Intel Core i5-14400 is available as a standalone component for flexible PC builds.

The Apple M4 is permanently integrated into Apple devices and cannot be purchased separately. Intel Core i5-14400: Suitable for gaming/customizability. Apple M4: Preferable for efficiency/mobile creativity.

Intel Core i5-14400

Platform flexibility and PCIe 5.0
High gaming performance with discrete GPU
Broad software compatibility
Robust multi-core performance

Apple M4

Outstanding energy efficiency
Strong single-core performance
Powerful integrated graphics
Tightly integrated Apple ecosystem

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 75 %

Intel Core i5-14400

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-14400

Rank 2 - 85 %

Apple M4

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

1,773 pts

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

2,125 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 2.50 GHz

16,074 pts

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

11,575 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

2,557

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

3,767

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 2.50 GHz

13,682

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

13,295

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

1,842

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

2,491

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel UHD Graphics 730

595

Apple M4 (10 Core)

4,260

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	Intel Core i 14000 (34)	Apple M4 (7)
Architecture	Raptor Lake S Refresh	M4
Technology	10 nm	3 nm
Segment	Desktop	Notebook
Socket	LGA 1700
Predecessor	Intel Core i5-13400	Apple M3
Successor		Apple M5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
CPU Cores / Threads	10 / 16	9 / 9
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Raptor Cove 2.50 - 4.70 GHz	3x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.50 GHz	6x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz
L2-Cache	9.50 MB	20.00 MB
L3-Cache	20.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Apple M4 (10 Core)
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.55 GHz	0.34 - 1.58 GHz
CUs / Shader	24 / 192	160 / 1280
Raytracing	✗	✓
Max. displays	3	3
Max. GPU Memory	64 GB	24 GB
Technology	14 nm	3 nm
Release date	Q1/2021	Q2/2024

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
AI hardware		Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications		16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
Memory	DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s)
Max. Memory	192 GB	8 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	5.0 x 20	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
TDP	65 W	20 W
TDP (PL2)	148 W
TDP up
TDP down		15 W
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i5-14400	Apple M4
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	macOS, iPadOS
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	Armv9.2-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release date	Q1/2024	Q2/2024
Release price	221 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i5-14400 is 4.0 stars (96 ratings), while Apple M4 has received 4.2 stars (1056 ratings).

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Intel Core i5-14400
10C / 16T · 2.50 - 4.70 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M4
9C / 9T · 0.91 - 4.46 GHz

★★★★★