Quick/Comparisons
Both CPUs deliver identical gaming performance, making them tied in this use case.
The Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) takes the lead in creative workloads with a 1-point advantage, thanks to its slightly stronger multi-threaded throughput.
The Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) outperforms the Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) in power efficiency by 5 points, making it the clear winner in this use case.
100 | Single-Core Performance | 100 |
92 | Multi-Core Performance | 93 |
94 | Power Efficiency |
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Compare Apple M5 Max with another →99 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
96 | QucikComparison Final Score | 97 |
| 18 | Cores | 18 |
| 64 W | TDP | — |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 200 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 201 |
| 2066 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2053 |
| 4283 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4312 |
| 29068 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 28467 |
| 2730 MB/sec | File compression | 2530 MB/sec |
| 264.8 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 262.5 Klines/sec |
| 769.2 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 738.1 pages/sec |
| 762.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 744.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 438.2 pages/sec | Text processing | 450.7 pages/sec |
| 99.8 images/sec | Background blur | 100.3 images/sec |
| 260.4 images/sec | Photo processing | 250.8 images/sec |
| 48.4 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 46.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 5751 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 6007 |
| 54972 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 56694 |
| 131.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 132.3 GOps/sec |
| 178.2 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 190.5 GOps/sec |
| 515M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 483M Primes/sec |
| 80.1M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 86.5M Strings/sec |
| 39.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 36 GBytes/sec |
| 656 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 713.3 MBytes/sec |
| 6288 Frames/sec | Physics | 5756 Frames/sec |
| 31.4B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 34.2B Matrices/sec |
| — | Blender CPU | 564.71 |
| 32.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — |
| 454.2 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — |
| 858.9 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — |
| — | Blender / Watt | — |
| 4.38 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 18 | Total Cores | 18 |
| 18 | Total Threads | 18 |
| 46x | Multiplier | 46x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| — | L2 Cache | — |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 6 |
| 6 | P-Threads | 6 |
| 4.61 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 12 | E-Cores | 12 |
| 12 | E-Threads | 12 |
| Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| 1620 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz |
| 4096 | Shading Units | 2560 |
| 256 | TMUs | 160 |
| 128 | ROPs | 80 |
| 512 | Execution Units | 320 |
| 13.3 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5X-9600 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 24 | Memory Channels | 16 |
| 460.8 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Apple |
| March 3, 2026 | Released | March 3, 2026 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv9 | Instruction Set | ARMv9 |
| Apple M5 | Codename | Apple M5 |
| — | Model number | — |
| Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 28 billions | Transistors | 28 billions |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 64 W | TDP (PL1) | — |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
