Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX

[ 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 Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX (69/100), 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 82)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX

69/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Efficiency 93.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 82.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 2.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.1 GHz
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 31x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Total Cores 18 14
Total Threads 18 14
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 24MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.1 GHz

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Background blur 99.8 images/sec 70.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 264.8 Klines/sec 147.3 Klines/sec
File compression 2730 MB/sec 1030 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 769.2 pages/sec 253 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 762.6 Mpixels/sec 327.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 260.4 images/sec 87.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 48.4 Mpixels/sec 29.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 438.2 pages/sec 327.4 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Released March 3, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 245HX

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
ECC Support No Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 24 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2114
TDP (PL1) 64 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 160 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 393.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 30 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 31.2B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 359M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 120.7 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 92.2 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 2526 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 47.6M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.3 PPW 26.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 454.2 PPW 261.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 897.9 PPW 692.2 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Execution Units 512 48
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1900 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
ROPs 128 12
Shading Units 4096 384
TMUs 256 24
GPU Base Clock — 400 MHz
TGP — 15 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX official page
PCI Express Lanes — 24
PCI Express Version — 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost 3.0, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, IPU 6.0, SHA- Performance: CFET, EIST, Speed Shift, TBT 2.0, Thread Director- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x, VT-x EPT- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TME, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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