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Intel Core i9-13900 vs Apple M5
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Summary
The Intel Core i9-13900 is a 13th generation Intel desktop processor for demanding applications and gaming.
The Apple M5 is a System-on-a-Chip, optimized for Apple's ecosystem and efficiency. The Intel Core i9-13900 (Raptor Lake S, 10 nm) has 32 MB L2 and 36 MB L3 cache, supporting PCIe 5.0.
The Apple M5 (M5 Architecture, 3 nm) offers 28 MB L2 cache and PCIe 4.0. Core/thread counts are not specified; the M5 features an Apple M5 (10 Core) graphics unit. Single-Core: Apple M5 significantly more powerful than Intel Core i9-13900. Multi-Core: Intel Core i9-13900 shows noticeably higher performance.
Gaming: Intel Core i9-13900 with a dedicated graphics card (PCIe 5.0) on Windows is usually superior. Apple M5 with integrated Apple M5 (10 Core) graphics performs well in optimized Apple games. Specific data on power consumption and thermal design power (TDP) are not available for both processors.
An evaluation of the price-performance ratio or current market prices is not possible due to a lack of information. Intel Core i9-13900: High multi-core performance, broad Windows compatibility. Apple M5: Strong single-core performance, energy efficiency, integrated graphics within the Apple ecosystem.
Recommendation: Intel Core i9-13900 for Windows performance; Apple M5 for energy efficiency and Apple integration.
The Apple M5 is a System-on-a-Chip, optimized for Apple's ecosystem and efficiency. The Intel Core i9-13900 (Raptor Lake S, 10 nm) has 32 MB L2 and 36 MB L3 cache, supporting PCIe 5.0.
The Apple M5 (M5 Architecture, 3 nm) offers 28 MB L2 cache and PCIe 4.0. Core/thread counts are not specified; the M5 features an Apple M5 (10 Core) graphics unit. Single-Core: Apple M5 significantly more powerful than Intel Core i9-13900. Multi-Core: Intel Core i9-13900 shows noticeably higher performance.
Gaming: Intel Core i9-13900 with a dedicated graphics card (PCIe 5.0) on Windows is usually superior. Apple M5 with integrated Apple M5 (10 Core) graphics performs well in optimized Apple games. Specific data on power consumption and thermal design power (TDP) are not available for both processors.
An evaluation of the price-performance ratio or current market prices is not possible due to a lack of information. Intel Core i9-13900: High multi-core performance, broad Windows compatibility. Apple M5: Strong single-core performance, energy efficiency, integrated graphics within the Apple ecosystem.
Recommendation: Intel Core i9-13900 for Windows performance; Apple M5 for energy efficiency and Apple integration.
Intel Core i9-13900
- High multi-core performance
- Broad compatibility with Windows applications
- Superior gaming performance with a dedicated graphics card
- PCIe 5.0 support
Apple M5
- Strong single-core performance
- High energy efficiency
- Powerful integrated graphics (Apple M5 (10 Core))
- Deep integration into the Apple ecosystem
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-13900
61 %
24C / 32T · 5.60 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-13900
70 %
24C / 32T · 5.60 GHz
Apple M5
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-13900
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.30 GHz
Apple M5
83 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i9-13900
16 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Apple M5
100 %
Apple M5 (10 Core)
More benchmarks
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
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 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 10 Benchmark
25 entries
25 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 13000 (18) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Raptor Lake S | M5 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-12900 | Apple M4 |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-14900 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 24 / 32 | 9 / 9 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Raptor Cove 2.00 - 5.60 GHz |
3x P-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 16x Gracemont 1.50 - 4.20 GHz |
6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | 28.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 36.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M5 (10 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.65 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | 160 / 1280 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q4/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| Memory | DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 192 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| TDP | 65 W | 17 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 219 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple M5 |
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| 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 | Q1/2023 | Q4/2025 |
| Release price | 549 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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