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Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9-11900K gaming benchmark

Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9-11900K

Processor comparisons   12-02-2023
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Apple M1 Ultra vs Intel Core i9-11900K and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, 7zip, RealBench, AIDA64, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Prime95, Blender, SuperPi, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Death Stranding
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Fortnite
  • Halo Infinite
  • Apex Legends
  • Overwatch
  • Fallout 76
  • Valheim
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Valorant
  • Last Man Standing
  • Borderlands 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Grand Theft Auto V

   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900K or Apple M1 Ultra.


 
Apple M1 Ultra
Intel Core i9-11900K

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M1 Ultra68% Core i9-11900K58%
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Ultra is 14% better than Core i9-11900K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M1 Ultra64% Core i9-11900K57%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite113.1100.9
Valorant128.6114.6
Cyberpunk 207772.064.2
Apex Legends120.8107.8
Call of Duty Warzone96.486.0
Overwatch104.192.9
Red Dead Redemption 288.779.1
DOOM Eternal64.357.3
Warzone100.389.4
Assassin's Creed108.096.3
Valheim106.795.2
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M1 Ultra272% Core i9-11900K52%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Ultra is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900K since it has less power consumption: 20W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M1 Ultra Intel Core i9-11900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core555284
Cinbench 15 Multi-core32522575
Cinbench 20 Single-core1103636
Cinbench 20 Multi-core55835725
Cinbench 23 Single-core42401653
Cinbench 23 Multi-core2195916475

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M1 Ultra Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core96113801
Multi-Core6219428166

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M1 Ultra Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core16371961
Multi-Core2464212631

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Apple M1 Ultra Intel Core i9-11900K
Announcement dateApril 09, 2022February 21, 2021
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketM1FCLGA1200
Core name16x Firestorm and 4x IcestormRocket Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation111
Turbo Frequency5.3 MHz
Frequency3.2 MHz3.5 MHz
Cores208
Threads2016
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm14 nm
Transistors count114000 millions9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)20 W125 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzDDR4-3200
Max. Memory128 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency64003200
Memory bandwidth818 GByte/s50 GB/s
L1 cache4MB
L2 cache48MB4 MB
L3 cache96MB16 MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberAPL1W06
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-11900K is 8% better than M1 Ultra in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Ultra has 12 more core than Core i9-11900K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Ultra is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900K is better: 7
   Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M1 Ultra and Intel Core i9-11900K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Apple M1 Ultra - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i9-11900K - all data

• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark


Apple M1 Ultra Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i9-13980HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D


Intel Core i9-11900K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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