Apple M5 Max (18C32G) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Full Specs

Summary

18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz	24 Cores(8P+16E) 24 Threads(8P+16E) 2.7GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 55W
Bandwidth 460.8GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s DDR5
iGPU 32-Core M5 Max	iGPU Graphics 4C 1900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.89 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 2114

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

x1.43

Core Ultra 9 275HX3,044

x1

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Core Config

18 Cores 6P 12M -	24 Cores 8P - 16E
18 Threads 6P 12M -	24 Threads 8P - 16E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 2.7GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 5.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Unlocked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 192KB M -	L1i 64KB P - 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 128KB M -	L1d 48KB P - 32KB E
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -	L2 3MB P - - 16MB E shared
L3 -	L3 24MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type DDR5
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 192GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 2
Bus Width 384-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 460.8GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 460.8GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 55W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 45W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 160W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 105°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x20 78.8GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 32-Core M5 Max	iGPU Graphics 4C 1900MHz
Shaders 4096	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.9GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.89 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model AI Boost 3
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 2
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 13 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Arrow Lake
Family M Series	Family Core Ultra Series 2
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -	Codename Arrow Lake-S Arrow Lake-S-8P-16EVariant Lion CoveP-Core - SkymontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Jan 6, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries TSMCiGPU TSMCIO TSMCSoC
Fabrication Node N3P - - -	Fabrication Node N3B N5iGPU N6IO N6SoC
Die Size -	Die Size 135mm² 23mm²iGPU 28mm²IO 100mm²SoC

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Used In

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

Laptops Blade 18(Early 2025)

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