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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) vs M4 Pro (12-Core)

98 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
VS
86 out of 100
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 4.51 GHz M4 Pro (12-Core) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (12-Core) and GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • More powerful Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.6 vs 6.5 TFLOPS
  • Around 341.4 GB/s (125%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 3864 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
vs
M4 Pro (12-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8487 5470
Cinebench Scores (4th and 79th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 2990 MB/sec 2120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 165.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 484.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 486.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 368.5 pages/sec
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 84.2 images/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 189.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 25.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 70.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 71.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 460M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 46.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 409.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 4875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 125 & 661 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.6 PPW 37.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302 PPW 539.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.7 PPW 860.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.76 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverGeekBench4365 / 30166
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverCinebench 2026734 / 9428
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Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-07 (skibidigomgom)Cinebench 2024172 / 1421
📘 2025-11-21 (TommyYOyoyo)GeekBench4066 / 21270
📘 2025-04-16 (Infrra)Cinebench 2024169 / 1297
📘 2025-02-23 (Amandeep)GeekBench3911 / 20685
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) and M4 Pro (12-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M4
Model number T6051 -
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Successor - - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 8
P-Threads 18 8
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.51 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 2.59 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 12
Total Threads 18 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 46x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 100 W 38 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² -
Laptop processors ranking (2nd and 12th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Base Clock - 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2048
TMUs 320 128
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 256
TGP - 26 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (40-сore GPU) +155%
16.6 TFLOPS
M4 Pro (12-Core)
6.5 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) compared to M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 32 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614.4 GB/s 273 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 Pro (12-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) or M5 Max (40-сore GPU)?
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John April 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Russians, are you crazy? Please provide evidence of the need to reduce the performance of Apple graphics!
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Serhii April 17, 2026 at 07:09 AM
The operating frequency of the GPU cores has changed, as even Wikipedia used to provide inaccurate information. The information is now correct. Thank you for your comment. P.S. We are not Russian.
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