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Apple Mac Studio M5 Max 2026, 48GB, 1TB SSD, Silver
CPU Apple M5 Max
RAM 48 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Apple (40-Core)
Form Factor mini
psu w 480
OS macOS
95 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 Max |
| Cores | 18 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 480 |
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 6 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Ethernet | 10GbE |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | sff | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 480 | 850 | 180 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | 95.8 | 83.7 | 95 | 89.1 | 69 | 99.3 | 83.9 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 67 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall95.3
- AI/LLM73.7
- Gaming51.5
- Portability100
- Creator74.6
- Business99.5
- Developer98
- Home Office100
- Workstation91
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