Apple M3 Max vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Max, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 91.5 GOps/s | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 131.9 GOps/s | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 575 M primes/s | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 62 M strings/s | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 24.9 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 533.1 MB/s | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 4284 frames/s | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 239 M matrices/s | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2190 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 198.5 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 557.3 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 648.9 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 309.1 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 68.9 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 183.5 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30.6 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 378 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 736.2 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 30.1 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 7.21 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 30, 2023 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M3 | Apple M5 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.75 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 18 |
| Threads count | 16 | 18 |
| Multiplier | 40x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 32 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 92 billion | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 56 W | n/a |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB | 307 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
