M5 Max (18C40G) vs M2 Max (12C30G)
M5 Max (18C40G)
M2 Max (12C30G)
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18 Cores
18 Threads
4.61GHz Clock
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12 Cores
12 Threads
3.69GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
40-Core M5 Max
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
30-Core M2 Max
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 4,340
107%
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GB6S 2,825
70%
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GB6M 29,335
110%
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GB6M 14,800
55%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S 1,710
66%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M 14,535
34%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 15
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
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Family
M Series
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Family
M Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
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M5 Max
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AS15P
M-Core
AS15M
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Codename
Rhodes-1C
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M2 Max
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
3/3/2026
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Release Date
1/17/2023
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3P
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Node
N5P
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Die Size
Unknown
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Die Size
486 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
67 Billion
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Unknown
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Unknown
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18 Cores
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12 M-Cores
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12 Cores
8 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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18 Threads
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12 M-Cores
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12 Threads
8 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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4.61GHz
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P-Core
3.69GHz
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M-Core
4.38GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/Core
6-way set associative
192KB/M-Core
6-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/Core
4-way set associative
128KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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16MB Shared (M-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
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24MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
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48MB SLC Cache
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Channels
4
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Channels
4
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Max Memory
128GB
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Max Memory
64GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
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Clock
4800MHz
Transfer Rate
9600MT/s
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
153.6GB/s
Bandwidth
614.4GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
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TDP
140W
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TDP
140W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
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PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
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40-Core M5 Max
5120 Shaders
1620MHz
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
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30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
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H17 Hyperion
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H14 Selene
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2448.0MHz
16 Cores
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2100.0MHz
16 Cores
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38 TOPS INT8
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15.8 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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