Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) (97/100)
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) (66/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 91.0 Excellent | 92.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 94.0 Excellent | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 40x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 2 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 6 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 2.42 GHz | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 41 images/sec | 106.1 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 58.1 Klines/sec | 271.1 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1050 MB/sec | 2990 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 201.6 pages/sec | 811.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 214.8 Mpixels/sec | 764 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 91.5 images/sec | 303.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.18 Mpixels/sec | 47.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.8 pages/sec | 457.1 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Model number | APL1V07 | — |
| Released | September 9, 2024 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 614 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 32 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-7500 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Package
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 10 W | 72 W |
| Peak Temperature | — | 100°C |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 133.5 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 8 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 6.5B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 132M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 25.4 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 37.5 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1380 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 17.2M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 7.1 PPW | 8.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 70.2 PPW | 28.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 922.5 PPW | 419.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1281.2 PPW | 798.1 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-04-24->Rennsport | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-06-03->Rennsport | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover | — | GeekBench |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 128 | 640 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1490 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Shading Units | 768 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 40 | 320 |
| ROPs | — | 160 |
Cinebench
| Specification | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) | Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 9428 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 734 |
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