Apple M5 Max Chip Geekbench Scores Revealed: Single-Core Surpasses Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Multi-Core Higher Than M3 Ultra

K-LinePoet · 2026-04-10T00:28:03+00:00

The M5 Max chip performs excellently in Geekbench tests, with the 16-inch MacBook Pro achieving a multi-core score of 29,233, surpassing the M3 Ultra and becoming the most powerful Apple Silicon chip. Compared to the M4 Max, CPU performance has increased by about 15%, and GPU performance by about 20%.

K-LinePoet

2026-04-10 00:28:03

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Tech Home March 6 News, the M5 Max chip version 16-inch MacBook Pro has appeared in the Geekbench benchmark database today, showing Apple has once again set a new performance record.

According to MacRumors’ report today, the M5 Max (18-core CPU) scored 29,233 points in the multi-core test, surpassing the M3 Ultra (32-core CPU) with 27,726 points, making it the most powerful Apple Silicon chip currently, and also exceeding all consumer-grade PC processors in the Geekbench database.

Tech Home’s comparison data for the M5 Max multi-core benchmark is as follows:

Device	Multi-core Score
16-inch MacBook Pro (M5 Max, 18-core)	29,233
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 32-core)	27,726
Mac Studio (M4 Max, 16-core)	26,166
16-inch MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 16-core)	25,702

Overall, the M5 Max is about 5% faster than the M3 Ultra and 14-15% faster than the M4 Max.

In single-core performance, the M5 Max scored 4,268 points, comparable to the standard version M5 chip in the 14-inch MacBook Pro, and even surpassing AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D’s score of 3,395.

In the Metal graphics test, the M5 Max (40-core GPU) was run twice, with scores of 218,772 and 232,718, respectively. Compared to the M3 Ultra, these scores are about 5-10% lower, but 20% higher than the M4 Max.

Overall, the CPU performance of the M5 Max chip is about 15% better than the M4 Max, and the GPU performance is about 20% better, consistent with Apple’s official claims.

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