Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

[ 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 386H (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

69/100
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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 386H
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 82.0 Very Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 80.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.1 GHz
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 20x
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Total Cores 18 16
Total Threads 18 16
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache — 18MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.9 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 4687
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 502

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 65.7 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 118.2 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1420 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 426.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 483.8 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 157.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 24.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 286.3 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Codename Apple M5 Panther Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Xe3 Graphics
Released March 3, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Model number — 386H

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600- DDR5-7200

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA2540
TDP (PL1) 72 W 15-25 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 80 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 365.2 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 27.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 30.2B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 347M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 109.4 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 87.7 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 3086 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 43.6M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 9.76 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 49.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 668.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 1446.8 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Execution Units 640 4
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Xe3 Graphics
ROPs 160 16
Shading Units 5120 512
TMUs 320 32
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 25 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 9 386H official page
PCI Express Lanes — 20
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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