Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

[ 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 X9 388H (75/100), 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 X9 388H
Intel

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

75/100
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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 X9 388H
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 82.0 Very Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 84.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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 21x
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 — 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache — 18MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 5.1 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 5375
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 539

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 61.5 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 141.1 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1490 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 477.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 539.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 177.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 28.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 323.1 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Codename Apple M5 Panther Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Arc B390
Released March 3, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
Model number — 388H

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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 X9 388H
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 360.2 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 28.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 29.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 357M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 112.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 91.2 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 3207 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 43.7M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 11.89 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 53.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 701.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 1468.8 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Date Benchmark —
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iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Execution Units 640 12
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Arc B390
ROPs 160 24
Shading Units 5120 1536
TMUs 320 48
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 30 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Official Site — Intel Core Ultra X9 388H official page
PCI Express Lanes — 12
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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