Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs Apple M1 Max
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Apple M5
-
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
57 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
27 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
10
Total Thread Count
10
10
Multiplier
46
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.2 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
8
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
1296 MHz
Shader Units
1024
4096
Texture Units
64
256
Raster Operation Units
32
128
Execution Units
128
-
GPU Base Frequency
-
450 MHz
Power Consumption
-
60 W
Max Resolution
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,545
Cinebench R23
15,912
12,440
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,410
Geekbench 6
17,501
12,480
Cinebench 2024
206
114
Cinebench 2024
1,170
793
Geekbench 5
-
1,783
Geekbench 5
-
12,511
Blender
-
212
Passmark CPU
-
3,833
Passmark CPU
-
22,121