Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) vs Intel Core i5-13600K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Apple M1 Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Apple M series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
• Generation
  1 13
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i5-12600K
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop
• Successor
  - No
• Processor Number
  - i5-13600K

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  8x Firestorm 6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz)
• B-Core
  2x Icestorm 8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
• Base Frequency
  3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid
• CPU Cores
  10 14
• CPU Threads
  10 20
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo -
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  No turbo -
• E-core Base Clock
  - 2.6 GHz
• E-core Max Turbo
  - 3.9 GHz
• Efficient Cores
  - 8
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 5.1 GHz
• P-core Base Clock
  - 3.5 GHz
• P-core Max Turbo
  - 5.1 GHz
• Performance Cores
  - 6

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  - 12
• Execution units
  384 32
• Generation
  1 12
• GPU Frequency
  1300 MHz 400 MHz
• GPU name
  Apple M1 Max (24 Core) Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1500 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 16 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q4/2022
• Shader
  3072 256
• Technology
  5 nm 10 nm
• Graphics Base Frequency
  - 300 MHz
• Graphics Output
  - eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and Apple M1 Max (24-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 192 GB
• Memory channels
  4 2
• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400 Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
• PCIe
  4.0 5.0 x 20
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.8 GB/s
• PCIe lanes
  - 20
• PCIe version
  - 5.0 and 4.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Intel Core i5-13600K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  30 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 171 W
• TDP down
  - No
• TDP up
  60 W No
• Maximum Turbo Power
  - 181 W
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  - 125 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Intel Core i5-13600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  M1 Raptor Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  28 MB 20 MB (Total cache capacity)
• L3-Cache
  - 24 MB
• Part Number
  APL 1104 -
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q4/2022
• Socket
  - FCLGA1700
• Technology
  5 nm Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  - 24 MB Intel Smart Cache
• Codename
  - Products formerly Raptor Lake
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  - Launched
• Use Conditions
  - PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation