Apple M1 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) (97/100)
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple M1 (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 73)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 69)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 73.0 Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 69.0 Average | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | — |
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 18 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Multiplier | — | 46x |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 34.1 images/sec | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 68.2 Klines/sec | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 941 MB/sec | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 192.4 pages/sec | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 211.9 Mpixels/sec | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 60.9 images/sec | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.74 Mpixels/sec | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 250.8 pages/sec | 438.2 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M1 | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Released | November 20, 2020 | March 3, 2026 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 (10-Core) | — |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 68.25 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR4X-4266 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | — |
Package
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 14 W | 64 W |
| Transistors | 16 billions | 28 billions |
| Peak Temperature | — | 100°C |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 168 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 8.5 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 7B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 141M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 35.5 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 33.2 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 21M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 6.81 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.5 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 610.5 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1008.8 PPW | 897.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2023-09-20(bfx) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2024-09-01(hug) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-01-17(Qianhe) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-04-11(Ario) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-03-06(gaR) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24->op1 | GeekBench | — |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M1 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 128 | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1278 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 GPU | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 4096 |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
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