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Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Max (32-сore GPU)

94 out of 100
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
VS
99 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) with 15-cores against the 4.61 GHz Max (32-сore GPU) with 18-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

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 GPU) and (15-Core)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
  • More powerful Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 13.3 vs 6.6 TFLOPS
  • Around 153.6 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 3 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Pro (15-Core)
vs
M5 Max (32-сore GPU)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 720 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7161 -
Cinebench Scores (40th and 9th 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 2370 MB/sec 2730 MB/sec
Clang compilation 222.4 Klines/sec 264.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 672.6 pages/sec 769.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 667.2 Mpixels/sec 762.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 436.8 pages/sec 438.2 pages/sec
Background blur 98.7 images/sec 99.8 images/sec
Photo processing 238.6 images/sec 260.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 39.7 Mpixels/sec 48.4 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 109.6 GOps/sec 132.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 154.6 GOps/sec 186.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 460M Primes/sec 553M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 70.6M Strings/sec 84.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.8 GBytes/sec 40.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 581.1 MBytes/sec 689.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 5367 Frames/sec 6847 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.6B Matrices/sec 33.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 94 & 125 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 29.8 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 417.8 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 785.1 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 Pro (15-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-09 (loltoast)Geekbench 6 CPU4309 / 26914
📘 2026-03-30 (JSK)Geekbench 6 CPU4287 / 26529
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Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) and Max (32-сore GPU)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 March 3, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M5
Model number T6050 T6051
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 15 18
P-Threads 15 18
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.61 GHz
Total
Total Cores 15 18
Total Threads 15 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 62 W -
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² -
Laptop processors ranking (4th and 1st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 2048 4096
TMUs 128 256
ROPs 64 128
Execution Units 256 512
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Pro (15-Core)
6.6 TFLOPS
M5 Max (32-сore GPU) +102%
13.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) compared to Pro GPU (16-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 16 24
Max. Memory Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 460.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) or Pro (15-Core)?
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