Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) vs Max (40-сore GPU)
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We compared two CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) (desktop) with 30-cores against the 4.61 GHz Max (40-сore GPU) (laptop) with 18-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Please note that the tests on the Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core)
- Newer - released 6 months later
- Supports up to 512 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
- Around 614.4 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 12 more physical cores
- More powerful Apple M5 Ultra GPU (64-core) integrated graphics: 26.5 vs 16.6 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 8487 |
Cinebench Scores (#5th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 2990 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 271.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 811.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 764 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 457.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 106.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 303.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 47.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 553M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 84.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 24.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 302 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 574.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 5.76 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple lover | GeekBench | 4365 / 30166 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple lover | Cinebench 2026 | 734 / 9428 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) and Max (40-сore GPU)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Apple M5 |
| Model number | - | T6051 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 20 | 18 |
| P-Threads | 20 | 18 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 30 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 30 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | - | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 100 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 166.85 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (#2nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 8192 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 640 | 320 |
| ROPs | 320 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 1024 | 640 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 64 | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 1228.8 GB/s | 614.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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