Apple M3 Max (16C40G) vs Apple M5 Max (18C40G) Full Specs

Summary

16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.05GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 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

M3 Max (16C40G)3,182

x1

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

x1.36

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Core Config

16 Cores 12P - 4E	18 Cores 6P 12M -
16 Threads 12P - 4E	18 Threads 6P 12M -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	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 32MB 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 128GB	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 140W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU 40-Core M5 Max
Shaders 5120	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core - Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 477mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 92 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)

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