Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

[ 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 7 255H (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 77)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 79)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

68/100
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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 7 255H
Efficiency 93.0 Excellent WINNER 77.0 Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 79.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.5 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.0 GHz
E-Cores 12 10
E-Threads 12 10
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 20x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Total Cores 18 16
Total Threads 18 16
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 24MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.1 GHz

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Background blur 99.8 images/sec 62.4 images/sec
Clang compilation 264.8 Klines/sec 103.2 Klines/sec
File compression 2730 MB/sec 1270 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 769.2 pages/sec 399 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 762.6 Mpixels/sec 443.6 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 260.4 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 48.4 Mpixels/sec 24 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 438.2 pages/sec 283.7 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Arc Graphics 140T
Released March 3, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Model number — 255H

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s —
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 24 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5-8400- LPDDR5x-8400- DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 110°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2049
TDP (PL1) 64 W 20-28 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 115 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 299.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 23.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 23.8B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 98.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 78.1 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 2251 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 36.1M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.3 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 454.2 PPW 540.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 897.9 PPW 1097.3 PPW
Blender / Watt — 9.83 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Execution Units 512 8
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2250 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Arc Graphics 140T
ROPs 128 32
Shading Units 4096 1024
TMUs 256 64
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 35 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page
PCI Express Lanes — 28
PCI Express Version — 5.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Date — Benchmark
📘 2025-07-30(Computer Nerd) — GeekBench
📘 2025-12-12(bubble_knight) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-01-01(Jeremy) — GeekBench
📘 2026-04-16->Lello75 — GeekBench
📘 2026-08-15->xnullcode — GeekBench

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