Apple M5 Pro 15-Core vs Apple M5 Max
Aggregate performance score
M5 Max outperforms M5 Pro 15-Core by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 168 | 234 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Designer | Apple | Apple |
| Release date | 3 March 2026 (less than a year ago) | 3 March 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M5 Max and M5 Pro 15-Core: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 15 (Pentadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 18 | 15 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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