Intel Core i5 9600KF vs Apple M2

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Intel Core i5 9600KF

Apple M2

We compared the desktop Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and the laptop Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Apple M2 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (15W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1251

Apple M2 +35%

1701

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

Apple M2 +18%

8538

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1618

Apple M2 +66%

2694

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

Apple M2 +61%

10130

Blender

Intel Core i5 9600KF

88

Apple M2 +65%

146

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1206

Apple M2 +58%

1914

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

Apple M2 +60%

8942

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

2752

Apple M2 +42%

3932

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

Apple M2 +44%

15485

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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Apple M2

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Jun 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Apple M2

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

Apple M-Socket

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 GPU

Package

-

Transistor Count

20 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

15 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

6

Performance Core Threads

4

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

6

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

37x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

16 MB shared

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

24 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

-

Shader Units

1024

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

128

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

2.86 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

-

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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