Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) vs M4 Max (16-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 4.51 GHz M4 Max (16-Core) with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
- Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
- Around 85.2 GB/s (18%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 13.3 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 6324 |
Cinebench Scores (9th and 23rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2730 MB/sec | 2680 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 264.8 Klines/sec | 219.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 769.2 pages/sec | 699.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 762.6 Mpixels/sec | 771.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 438.2 pages/sec | 381.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 99.8 images/sec | 92.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 260.4 images/sec | 236.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 48.4 Mpixels/sec | 36.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 132.6 GOps/sec | 98.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 186.1 GOps/sec | 101.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 553M Primes/sec | 627M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 84.9M Strings/sec | 64.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 40.8 GBytes/sec | 27 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 689.6 MBytes/sec | 572.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 6847 Frames/sec | 6614 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33.4B Matrices/sec | 30.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 29.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 374.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 627.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-07-20 (Rahul) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 1954 |
| 📘 2025-07-10 (thomas) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4094 / 26275 |
| 📘 2025-04-02 (BigJake) | Cinebench 2024 | 178 / 2001 |
| 📘 2025-02-17 (MM) | Cinebench 2024 | 173 / 1928 |
| 📘 2024-11-12 (Jason C) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 2004 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) and M4 Max (16-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | October 30, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Apple M4 |
| Model number | T6051 | T6041 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.59 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | 28 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 70 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (1st and 6th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 4096 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 256 | 320 |
| ROPs | 128 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 512 | 640 |
| TGP | - | 50 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 24 | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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