i5-14600K vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

VS

Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
2023
10 cores / 10 threads
13.72
Core i5-14600K
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
24.50
+78.6%

Core i5-14600K outperforms Apple M2 Pro 10-Core by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking542208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.15
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data18.45
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1020
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache7.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB24 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 transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K 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)no data125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K. 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K 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 M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
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
Compare
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K 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 M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K.

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 M2 Pro 10-Core 13.72
i5-14600K 24.50
+78.6%

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 M2 Pro 10-Core 21793
i5-14600K 38923
+78.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 1664
i5-14600K 3640
+119%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 231
i5-14600K 297
+28.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 12132
i5-14600K 17516
+44.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 1937
i5-14600K 2017
+4.2%

WebXPRT 3

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 391
+10.5%
i5-14600K 354

CrossMark Overall

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 1772
i5-14600K 2310
+30.4%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 250
i5-14600K 301
+20.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.72 24.50
Recency 17 January 2023 17 October 2023
Physical cores 10 14
Threads 10 20

i5-14600K has a 78.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 40% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-14600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro 10-Core in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook processor while Core i5-14600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Core i5-14600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
M2 Pro 10-Core
Intel Core i5-14600K
Core i5-14600K

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.2 112 votes

Rate Apple M2 Pro 10-Core on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.1 645 votes

Rate Core i5-14600K on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Apple M2 Pro 10-Core or Core i5-14600K, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.