Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

[ 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 7 256V (58/100), 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 7 256V
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

58/100
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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 7 256V
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 75.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 2.2 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 2.2 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 22x
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Total Cores 18 8
Total Threads 18 8
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache — 12MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.8 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 50.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 67.7 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 974.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 260.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 282.1 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 105.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 14 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 298.1 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Codename Apple M5 Lunar Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Arc Graphics 140V
Released March 3, 2026 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 256V

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s —
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA-2833
TDP (PL1) 72 W 17-37 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 37 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 184.5 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 15.6B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 191M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 58.4 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 43.2 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1590 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 2.35 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 15.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 290.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 526.3 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Execution Units 640 —
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1950 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Arc Graphics 140V
ROPs 160 —
Shading Units 5120 1024
TMUs 320 —
GPU Base Clock — 600 MHz
TGP — 30 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra 7 256V official page
PCI Express Lanes — 8
PCI Express Version — 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 4, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 4.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI- Performance: EIST, TBT 3.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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