Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core 7 240H

[ 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 7 240H (56/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 65)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 70)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core 7 240H
Intel

Intel Core 7 240H

56/100
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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 7 240H
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 65.0 Average
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 70.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.8 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.5 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 25x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Total Cores 18 10
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 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.2 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 54.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 94.3 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1220 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 342 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 390.1 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 129.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 19.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 262 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Codename Apple M5 Raptor Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
Released March 3, 2026 December 18, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 240H

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s —
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-6400- DDR4-3200- LPDDR5-6400- LPDDR5x-6400- LPDDR4x-4267

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket BGA-1744
TDP (PL1) 72 W 35-45 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 115 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 272 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 16.9B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 102M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 58.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 80.4 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1723 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 28.9M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 4.38 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 18.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 291 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 532.9 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Execution Units 640 64
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1550 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
ROPs 160 16
Shading Units 5120 512
TMUs 320 32
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 15 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 7 240H
Official Site — Intel Core 7 240H official page
PCI Express Lanes — 28
PCI Express Version — 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost, F16C, IPU 6.0, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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