Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Apple A7

Last updated: 2024-04-19

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-14900KS		Apple A7
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-14900KS or Apple A7 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.20 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900KS was released in Q1/2024. The Apple A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 14000 (23)	CPU group	Apple A7 (1)
14	Generation	7
Raptor Lake S Refresh	Architecture	A7
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i9-13900KS	Predecessor	Apple A6
--	Successor	Apple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz) while the Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A7 is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Characteristic	Apple A7
24	Cores	2
32	Threads	2
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove	A-Core	1.40 GHz 2x Cyclone
2.40 GHz (4.50 GHz) 16x Gracemont	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Characteristic	Apple A7
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i9-14900KS or Apple A7 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	PowerVR G6430
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
1.65 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
11	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology	28 nm
3	Max. displays	2
32	Compute units	16
256	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	10

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	PowerVR G6430
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-14900KS can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Apple A7 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Characteristic	Apple A7
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3-1333
192 GB	Max. Memory	1 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
89.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
32.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
36.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 150 W, while the Apple A7 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Characteristic	Apple A7
150 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
253 W	TDP (PL2)	--
320 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-14900KS is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Apple A7 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Characteristic	Apple A7
10 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1700	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	iOS
Q1/2024	Release date	Q3/2013
699 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900KS (100%)

Apple A7 (11%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900KS (100%)

Apple A7 (2%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	2484 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	278 (11%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	28051 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	528 (2%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz	846 (100%)
	Apple A7 PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz	115 (14%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	143 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	2252 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	2398 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	40976 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	3341 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	23839 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	909 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	15599 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	64470 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i9-14900KS	Apple A7
Unknown	Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)

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