Apple M5 Max (18C40G) vs Apple M5 Pro (15C16G) Full Specs

Summary

18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz	15 Cores(5P+10M) 15 Threads(5P+10M) 4.61GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 40-Core M5 Max	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

x1.02

M5 Pro (15C16G)4,268

x1

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Core Config

18 Cores 6P 12M	15 Cores 5P 10M
18 Threads 6P 12M	15 Threads 5P 10M

Clocks

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

Cache

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

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 614.4GB/s	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 614.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 60W
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 M5 Max	iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro
Shaders 5120	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core	Codename Sotra-C M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3P

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Used In

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

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)

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