i9-11900KF vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Core i9-11900KF
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.69
+203%

Core i9-11900KF outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1207437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data11.88
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and Core i9-11900KF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 and Core i9-11900KF 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 dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)no data125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M1 and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5.17
i9-11900KF 15.69
+203%

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 8207
i9-11900KF 24928
+204%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 15.69
Recency 10 November 2020 16 March 2021
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 has a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has a 203.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more threads.

The Core i9-11900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Core i9-11900KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Core i9-11900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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