Intel Core i9-13900K vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K
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The Intel Core i9-13900K is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3 - 5.8 GHz and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.2 - 4.3 GHz.
Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i9-13900K is significantly faster than the old i9-12900K (especially in multi-threaded workloads). Compared to the Raphael AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4), the 13900K offers a slightly higher multi-thread-performance and a slightly lower single core performance. In games, the Intel CPU is currently the clear winner (at the time of announcement of the 7950X).
The 13900K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 253 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old i9-12900K.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
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The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and Mac Mini entry level models. It offers 10 of the 12 cores available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).
The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache).
The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.
The performance of the M2 Pro 10-Core should be similar to the old M1 Pro with all 10 cores. The multi-threaded performance should be slower, as the M2 10-core has two p-cores less (and 2 e-cores more) but the single-threaded performance should be better due to the faster clock speed and architectural improvements. The old M1 Pro 8-core should be noticeably slower.
The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro 10-core offers all 16 of the 19 cores.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).
The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors.
| Model | Intel Core i9-13900K | Apple M2 Pro 10-Core | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Raptor Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-S | Apple M2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: M2 |
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| Clock | 3000 - 5800 MHz | 2424 - 3696 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | 36 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 24 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 24 / 32 8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core 16 x 4.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core | 10 / 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 125 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 10 nm | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 257 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 100 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Intel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/s | ARMv8 Instruction Set | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1650 MHz) | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $589 U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.intel.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 7.3 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 40000 Million |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900K → 100% n=16
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 10-Core → 61% n=16
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
