Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

[ 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 9 275HX (78/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

78/100
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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 9 275HX
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 85.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 2.1 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.7 GHz
E-Cores 12 16
E-Threads 12 16
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 27x
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 8
Total Cores 18 24
Total Threads 18 24
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 36MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.4 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 7832
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 500

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 78.6 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 216.2 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1480 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 435.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 545.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 156.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 46.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 344.8 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Released March 3, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
Model number — 275HX

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2114
TDP (PL1) 72 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 160 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 608.4 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 47.1 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 47B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 448M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 191.1 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 155.2 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 3335 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 74.3M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 6.54 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 35.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 371.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 1013.7 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —
📘 2026-01-31(Stuc) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-04->Alex1389 — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-06(Amateur using a gaming laptop) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-10(itsved4nt) — Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-05-03(ToadyBoi) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-05-04(Sujan) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-07-04(dante) — Cinebench 2024

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Execution Units 640 64
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1900 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
ROPs 160 16
Shading Units 5120 512
TMUs 320 32
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 14 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX official page
PCI Express Lanes — 24
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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