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

What are the key differences between (36-Core) and (30-Core)
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 tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#1st place)

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)
Sources: GeekBench [1]

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

Performance Cores
P-Cores 20 24
P-Threads 20 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 12
E-Threads 10 12
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 4.38 GHz
Total
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
26.5 TFLOPS
33.2 TFLOPS

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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