Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) vs Ultra (36-Core)
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) with 30-cores against the 4.61 GHz Ultra (36-Core) with 36-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 (36-Core)
- More powerful Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) integrated graphics: 33.2 vs 26.5 TFLOPS
- Has 6 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#1st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M5 Ultra (30-Core) and Ultra (36-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Apple M5 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 20 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 20 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Total Cores | 30 | 36 |
| Total Threads | 30 | 36 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 46x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (#1st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (64-core) | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 8192 | 10240 |
| TMUs | 640 | 640 |
| ROPs | 320 | 320 |
| Execution Units | 1024 | 1280 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Memory Channels | 64 | 64 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 1228.8 GB/s | 1228.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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