Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core i5 14450HX

[ 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 Intel Core i5 14450HX (50/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 60)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 64)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core i5 14450HX
Intel

Intel Core i5 14450HX

50/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 60.0 Average
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 64.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.8 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.4 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 24x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Total Cores 18 10
Total Threads 18 16
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 20MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.8 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 51.6 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 101.5 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 837.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 238.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 307.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 84.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 21.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 249.9 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Codename Apple M5 Raptor Lake Refresh
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Released March 3, 2026 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — i5-14450HX
Successor — -Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
ECC Support No Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-5600- DDR4-3200

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1964
TDP (PL1) 72 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 157 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 278.7 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 17.2B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 98M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 58.1 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 78.4 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1481 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 29.5M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 3.59 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 178.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 430.6 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —
📘 2025-04-25(THAM) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-27(KRISHNA) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-06-27(rares sailor) — Cinebench 2024

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Execution Units 640 16
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
ROPs 160 4
Shading Units 5120 128
TMUs 320 8
GPU Base Clock — 350 MHz
TGP — 6-15 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core i5 14450HX
Official Site — Intel Core i5 14450HX official page
PCI Express Lanes — 20
PCI Express Version — 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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