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Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) is a Laptop processor from Apple. It began to be released in March 2026. The processor has 18 cores and 18 threads. And the processor is also made using Third-generation 3 nm technology. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Platform
Laptop
Launch Date
March 2026
CPU Name
Apple M5 Max
Model Name
?
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Apple M5 Max 32-Core GPU
Foundry
TSMC N3P
Generation
M5 Max
CPU Specifications
Interconnect Technology
Apple Fusion Architecture
Performance Cores
12
Performance-core Multi-Core Max Frequency
4.38 GHz
Prime Cores
6
Prime-core Multi-Core Max Frequency
4.61 GHz
Total Cores
?
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
18
Total Threads
?
Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
18
CPU Architecture
Apple custom ARM architecture
Max Turbo Frequency
?
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
4.61 GHz
Technology
?
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
Third-generation 3 nm
Memory Specifications
Memory Type
?
Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
LPDDR5X unified memory
Max Memory Size
?
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
36 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
?
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
460 GB/s
Maximum Memory Speed
9600 MT/s
GPU Specifications
External Display Standard
Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 2.1 over USB-C; HDMI
GPU Name
Apple M5 Max 32-core GPU
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Supported
Max External Display Resolution
Up to four external displays: four displays up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz; or two displays up to 8K at 60Hz, 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz
Video Decode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Video Encode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Graphics Core Count
32
Max Resolution
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
GPU APIs
Metal
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode
Video Decode Engines
1
Video Encode Engines
2
ProRes Encode/Decode Engines
2
AI Specifications
NPU Name
16-core Neural Engine
AI Engine
Apple Neural Engine with Neural Accelerators in GPU cores
Neural Engine Core Count
16
Connectivity
Bluetooth Support
Supported
Bluetooth Version
6
Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wireless System
Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Interfaces and Ports
Thunderbolt Support
Thunderbolt 5
USB Version
USB 4 up to 120Gb/s
USB4 Support
Supported
Miscellaneous
Runtime Anti-Exploitation
Memory Integrity Enforcement
Cinebench R23
Single Core
2556
Multi Core
30771
Geekbench 6
Single Core
4235
Multi Core
28746
Passmark CPU
Single Core
5947
Multi Core
57701
Cinebench 2024
Single Core
198
Multi Core
2044
Compared to Other CPU
96%
99%
100%
Better then 99% CPU over the past 3 years
Better then 100% CPU
SiliconCat Rating
2
Ranks 2 among Laptop/Mobile CPU on our website
10
Ranks 10 among all CPU on our website
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Passmark CPU Single Core
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
