Apple M1 Max vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Max, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Max and Apple M5 (10-Core)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Max
1542
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Max
12411
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Max
111
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Max
789
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Max
3836
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Max
22139
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math46.4 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math64.7 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search279 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort32.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption12.3 GB/sn/a
Data Compression275.4 MB/sn/a
Physics2817 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions124 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Max
2431
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Max
12673
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1450 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation105.1 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser329.2 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering317 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing249.6 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur42.2 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing122.8 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.9 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M1 Max
199.2
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 253.5 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 442.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.8 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.98 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 18, 2021 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Apple M1 n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores26
Threads26
Frequency2.1 GHz3.0 GHz
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1010
Multipliern/a46x
L1 cache192 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache24 KB/core16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 57 billion 28 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 50 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. n/a 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 64 GB 32 GB
Channels 8 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 409.6 GB 153 GB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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