Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) 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 M4 Pro (12-Core) (86/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 89)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 89.0 Very Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.59 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.51 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 | 45x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 12 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 18 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 84.2 images/sec | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 165.8 Klines/sec | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2120 MB/sec | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 484.7 pages/sec | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 486.8 Mpixels/sec | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 189.3 images/sec | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 368.5 pages/sec | 438.2 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Released | October 29, 2024 | March 3, 2026 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) | — |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 273 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 16 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Package
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 38 W | 64 W |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 409.9 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.8B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 460M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 71.5 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 70.9 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 4875 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 46.4M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.4 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 539.4 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 860.8 PPW | 897.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2025-02-23(Amandeep) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2025-04-16(Infrra) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-11-21(TommyYOyoyo) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-03-07(skibidigomgom) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1578 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 64 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 4096 |
| TGP | 26 W | — |
| TMUs | 128 | 256 |
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