i9-13900 vs Apple M1 Pro

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
10.82
Core i9-13900
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
29.57
+173%

Core i9-13900 outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking713144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.06
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data22.39
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1032
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 10.82
i9-13900 29.57
+173%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17191
i9-13900 46967
+173%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.82 29.57
Recency 18 October 2021 4 January 2023
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 10 32
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 125 Watt

i9-13900 has a 173.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 140% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and 1551.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-13900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Core i9-13900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Core i9-13900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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