Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) (97/100)

Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 73)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 80)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

69/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Efficiency 93.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 80.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 2.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.9 GHz
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 29x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Total Cores 18 14
Total Threads 18 14
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 24MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.1 GHz

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Background blur 99.8 images/sec 70.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 264.8 Klines/sec 140 Klines/sec
File compression 2730 MB/sec 992.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 769.2 pages/sec 249.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 762.6 Mpixels/sec 337.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 260.4 images/sec 78.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 48.4 Mpixels/sec 28.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 438.2 pages/sec 328.3 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Released March 3, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 235HX

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
ECC Support No Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 24 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2114
TDP (PL1) 64 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 160 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 426.6 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 32.7 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 34.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 366M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 129.8 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 97.3 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 2582 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.3 PPW 27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 454.2 PPW 263.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 897.9 PPW 743.6 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Execution Units 512 48
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1800 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
ROPs 128 12
Shading Units 4096 384
TMUs 256 24
GPU Base Clock — 400 MHz
TGP — 15 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page
PCI Express Lanes — 24
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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