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Apple M4 Pro vs Core i5-14600K

Apple M4 Pro scores higher overall and wins 0 of 5 areas, but Core i5-14600K still wins 2.

Apple M4 Pro

Apple · Oct 2024

Price not listed

55 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Apple M4 ProCore i5-14600K
Multi-core potentialCore i5-14600K leads4354
Single-core potentialCore i5-14600K leads4772
Cache—13
Efficiency—29
AI acceleration76—

Why pick Apple M4 Pro

No clear spec advantages.

Up to 14 CPU cores

Why pick Core i5-14600K

  • Threads: 20 vs 14
  • Max boost: 5.3 GHz vs 4.5 GHz

20 threads

Tiebreaker

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Your pick

Apple M4 Pro

Scores 53 vs 44 on your weighting.

  1. Apple M4 Pro53
  2. Core i5-14600K44

If Single-core potential mattered a bit more to you, Core i5-14600K would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Apple M4 ProCore i5-14600K
SegmentLaptop / desktopDesktop
ArchitectureApple siliconRaptor Lake Refresh
SocketSoCLGA 1700
ProcessTSMC N3EIntel 7
Cores & clocks
Apple M4 ProCore i5-14600K
Cores1414
Threads1420
Core layout10 performance + 4 efficiency6 P-cores + 8 E-cores
Base clock—3.5 GHz
Max boost4.5 GHz5.3 GHz
Cache & memory
Apple M4 ProCore i5-14600K
L3 / shared cache—24 MB
Memory supportLPDDR5X unified, up to 64 GBDDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
Power & graphics
Apple M4 ProCore i5-14600K
Base power (TDP)—125 W
Integrated graphicsApple GPU, up to 20 coresIntel UHD Graphics 770
NPU38 TOPS—

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.