Apple M3 (8-core) vs Intel Core i9-14900HX
63.3Single-core69.1
30.9Multi-core67.5
100Efficiency20
0iGPU50
26.5Platform87.8
2 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)10 spec wins — Intel Core i9-14900HX
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core i9-14900HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.1 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+61) and iGPU (+50). Apple M3 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)
- Stronger efficiency score: 100 vs 20
- 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-14900HX
- Stronger Single-core score: 69 vs 63
- Stronger Multi-core score: 68 vs 31
- Stronger platform score: 88 vs 27
- 700% higher Max memory: 192 GB vs 24 GB
- 300% higher Efficiency cores: 16 vs 4
General
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2024 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 55 W |
| Max TDP | — | 157 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 24+200% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 16+300% |
| Threads | 8 | 32+300% |
| Base clock | — | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.1 GHz | 5.8 GHz+43% |
| L3 cache | — | 36 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,650 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 24 GB | 192 GB+700% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,090+6% | 2,920 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 11,700 | 18,100+55% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,900 | 2,190+15% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 10,400 | 30,200+190% |
| PassMark | — | 47,000 |
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