Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325

[ 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 Ultra 5 325 (57/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 82)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 72)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 325

57/100
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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 Ultra 5 325
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 82.0 Very Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 72.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.1 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) —
Multiplier 46x 21x
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Total Cores 18 8
Total Threads 18 8
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 12MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.5 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 2539
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 453

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 45.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 64.9 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 892.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 265.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 252.8 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 95.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 13.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 277.9 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Codename Apple M5 Panther Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Xe3 Graphics
Released March 3, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 325

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-7467- DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA2540
TDP (PL1) 72 W 12-25 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 55 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 181.9 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 14.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 16.8B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 181M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 58.4 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 42.5 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1817 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 5.67 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 25.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 378.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 780.3 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Execution Units 640 4
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2450 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Xe3 Graphics
ROPs 160 16
Shading Units 5120 512
TMUs 320 32
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 25 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 5 325 official page
PCI Express Lanes — 12
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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