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Intel Core i9-14900 vs Apple A9
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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
Intel Core i9-14900
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz
Apple A9
21 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-14900
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.40 GHz
Apple A9
4 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-14900
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz
Apple A9
25 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-14900
100 %
24C / 32T · 5.40 GHz
Apple A9
5 %
2C / 2T · 1.85 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i9-14900
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Apple A9
30 %
Apple A9
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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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 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 14000 (34) | Apple A9/A9X (2) |
| Architecture | Raptor Lake S Refresh | A9 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 16 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-13900 | Apple A8 |
| Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 24 / 32 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Raptor Cove 2.00 - 5.80 GHz |
2x Twister 1.85 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 16x Gracemont 1.50 - 4.30 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 36.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple A9 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.65 GHz | 0.65 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 4 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 16 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q3/2015 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 192 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 219 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-14900 | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | |
| Release date | Q1/2024 | Q3/2015 |
| Release price | 549 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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