Quick/Comparisons
100 | Single-Core Performance | 65 |
92 | Multi-Core Performance | 26 |
94 | Power Efficiency |
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99 | Integrated Graphics | 51 |
96 | QucikComparison Final Score | 50 |
| 18 | Cores | 12 |
| 64 W | TDP | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 7 nm |
| 200 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 98 |
| 2066 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 510 |
| 4283 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2383 |
| 29068 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9767 |
| 2730 MB/sec | File compression | 991.6 MB/sec |
| 264.8 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 69.9 Klines/sec |
| 769.2 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 238.5 pages/sec |
| 762.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 284.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 438.2 pages/sec | Text processing | 239.3 pages/sec |
| 99.8 images/sec | Background blur | 41.7 images/sec |
| 260.4 images/sec | Photo processing | 93.7 images/sec |
| 48.4 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 14.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 5751 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3282 |
| 54972 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 16780 |
| 131.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 56.9 GOps/sec |
| 178.2 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 40 GOps/sec |
| 515M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 66M Primes/sec |
| 80.1M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 20.8M Strings/sec |
| 39.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 11.7 GBytes/sec |
| 656 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 184.1 MBytes/sec |
| 6288 Frames/sec | Physics | 1123 Frames/sec |
| 31.4B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 10.3B Matrices/sec |
| — | Blender CPU | 112.89 |
| 32.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34 PPW |
| 454.2 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 651.1 PPW |
| 858.9 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1118.7 PPW |
| — | Blender / Watt | 7.53 PPW |
| 4.38 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 1.2 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 18 | Total Cores | 12 |
| 18 | Total Threads | 14 |
| 46x | Multiplier | 17x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 112K (per core) |
| — | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 2 |
| 6 | P-Threads | 4 |
| 4.61 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 12 | E-Cores | 10 |
| 12 | E-Threads | 10 |
| Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 1620 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz |
| 4096 | Shading Units | 512 |
| 256 | TMUs | 32 |
| 128 | ROPs | 16 |
| 512 | Execution Units | 64 |
| 13.3 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5X-9600 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 96 GB |
| 24 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 460.8 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | — |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| March 3, 2026 | Released | December 14, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv9 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M5 | Codename | Meteor Lake |
| — | Model number | 165U |
| Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 28 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 7 nm |
| 64 W | TDP (PL1) | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | FCBGA-2049 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 110°C |
