Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

[ 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 9 285 (77/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 72)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 85)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285

77/100
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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 9 285
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 72.0 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 9 285
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.9 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.5 GHz
E-Cores 12 16
E-Threads 12 16
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 25x
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 8
Total Cores 18 24
Total Threads 18 24
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 36MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.6 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 81.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 221 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1380 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 407 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 501.6 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 141.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 47.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 356.4 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Codename Apple M5 Arrow Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Arc Graphics
Released March 3, 2026 December 18, 2024
Type Laptop Desktop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 285

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
ECC Support No Yes
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 9 285
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCLGA-1851
TDP (PL1) 72 W 65 W
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 182 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec —
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec —
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec —
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec —
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec —
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec —
Physics 6847 Frames/sec —
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec —

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 310.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW —

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Execution Units 640 —
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2000 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Arc Graphics
ROPs 160 —
Shading Units 5120 —
TMUs 320 —

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 9 285 official page
PCI Express Lanes — 24
PCI Express Version — 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, TVB, Thread Director- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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