Quick/Comparisons
Both CPUs deliver identical gaming performance, making them tied in this use case.
The Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) leads in creative workloads with a 6-point advantage, thanks to its strong multi-threaded throughput.
The Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) takes the lead in power efficiency with a 5-point advantage, showcasing its great power efficiency.
100 | Single-Core Performance | 100 |
93 | Multi-Core Performance | 87 |
94 | Power Efficiency |
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Compare Apple M5 Max with another →99 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
97 | QucikComparison Final Score | 95 |
| 18 | Cores | 15 |
| 72 W | TDP | — |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 200 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 208 |
| 2073 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1982 |
| 4355 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4254 |
| 30217 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 25906 |
| 2990 MB/sec | File compression | 2370 MB/sec |
| 271.1 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 222.4 Klines/sec |
| 811.7 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 672.6 pages/sec |
| 764 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 667.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 457.1 pages/sec | Text processing | 436.8 pages/sec |
| 106.1 images/sec | Background blur | 98.7 images/sec |
| 303.8 images/sec | Photo processing | 238.6 images/sec |
| 47.8 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 39.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 5751 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 5901 |
| 54972 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 49402 |
| 131.1 GOps/sec | Integer math | 111.7 GOps/sec |
| 178.2 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 158.5 GOps/sec |
| 515M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 479M Primes/sec |
| 80.1M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 71.8M Strings/sec |
| 39.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 34.1 GBytes/sec |
| 656 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 593.7 MBytes/sec |
| 6288 Frames/sec | Physics | 5502 Frames/sec |
| 31.4B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 27.3B Matrices/sec |
| 582.84 | Blender CPU | — |
| 28.8 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — |
| 419.7 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — |
| 763.5 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — |
| 8.1 PPW | Blender / Watt | — |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 5 |
| 6 | P-Threads | 5 |
| 4.61 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 12 | E-Cores | 10 |
| 12 | E-Threads | 10 |
| 4.38 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 18 | Total Cores | 15 |
| 18 | Total Threads | 15 |
| 46x | Multiplier | 46x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| — | L2 Cache | — |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) | Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| 1620 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz |
| 5120 | Shading Units | 2048 |
| 320 | TMUs | 128 |
| 160 | ROPs | 64 |
| 640 | Execution Units | 256 |
| 16.6 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5X-9600 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 32 | Memory Channels | 4 |
| 614 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 (40-core) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 28 billions | Transistors | 28 billions |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 72 W | TDP (PL1) | — |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
