Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) vs Intel Core i9-14900
—Single-core84.7
100Multi-core74.9
52.5Gamingspec-based71.9
8 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)1 spec wins — Intel Core i9-14900
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 100 vs 75
- 167% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 192 GB
- 141% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 38,444 vs 15,962
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
- 50% higher cores: 36 vs 24
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-14900
- 26% higher Boost clock: 5.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
- Lower launch price: $549 vs $12,299
General
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Socket | — | LGA1700 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | — | 219 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 36+50% | 24 |
| Performance cores | 12+50% | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | 24+50% | 16 |
| Threads | 36+13% | 32 |
| Base clock | — | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz | 5.8 GHz+26% |
| L2 cache | — | 32 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 36 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 80-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,650 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 512 GB+167% | 192 GB |
| Memory channels | — | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | — | 5 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | — | 20 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,022Top 18% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 38,444+141%Top 1% | 15,962Top 29% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,212Top 12% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 31,070Top 16% |
| PassMark | — | 44,540Top 17% |
| PassMark (single thread) | — | 4,323Top 18% |
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