Apple M1 Max (10C32G) vs Apple M5 Max (18C40G) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(8P+2E) 10 Threads(8P+2E) 3.23GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 110W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 32-Core M1 Max	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 Max (10C32G)2,400

x1

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

x1.81

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Core Config

10 Cores 8P - 2E	18 Cores 6P 12M -
10 Threads 8P - 2E	18 Threads 6P 12M -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.23GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P - 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 192KB M -
L1d 128KB P - 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 128KB M -
L2 24MB P shared - 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 614.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 110W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x14 27.6GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 32-Core M1 Max	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Shaders 4096	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.3GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Eos	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.5GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Jade-C M1 MaxVariant FirestormP-Core - IcestormE-Core	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 26, 2021	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 432mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 57 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 132 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M1 Max, Late 2021)MacBook Pro 16(M1 Max, Late 2021)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)
Desktops Mac Studio(M1 Max, Early 2022)	Desktops -

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