Apple M2 Pro vs Core i9-11900F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-11900F
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.56

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking463458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation52.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)no data
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$210 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)36 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1200no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

i9-11900F 14.56
Apple M2 Pro 14.62
+0.4%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i9-11900F 22525
+4.1%
Apple M2 Pro 21647

Core i9-11900F outperforms Apple M2 Pro by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.56 14.62
Recency 16 March 2021 17 January 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-11900F and Apple M2 Pro.

Note that Core i9-11900F is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


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