Mac Studio (2026) · M5 Max · 36 GB / 512 GB
CPU index
337
×3.37 vs M1
GPU index
629
×6.29 vs M1
Memory
36
GB unified
Storage
512
512 GB
Bandwidth
460
GB/s
This Mac Studio configuration uses the M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU) with 36 GB unified memory and 512 GB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 337 (×3.37 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 629 (×6.29). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
MacDiff lists 2 configurations of the Mac Studio. CPU indices on this model run 337–337 and GPU indices run 629–776. This page is the entry config listed for this model.
Family: Mac Studio. Released 2026. Apple date: 2026-09-22. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU)this page | 337 | 629 | 36 GB | 460 GB/s | 512 GB | $2499 | Compare | |
| M5 Max (18-CPU/40-GPU) | 337 | 776 | 48 GB | 614 GB/s | 512 GB | $3099 | Compare |
Not yet tested
Apple ships these chips in this model, but MacDiff has no CPU/GPU indices for them yet. Scores will appear here once benchmarks are in.
| Chip | Memory | Storage | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5 Ultra (30-CPU/64-GPU) not yet tested | 96, 256, 512 GB | 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 16 TB | A3546 |
| M5 Ultra (36-CPU/80-GPU) not yet tested | 96, 256, 512 GB | 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 16 TB | A3546 |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 2.70 kg
- Size
- 197 × 197 × 95 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 4× Thunderbolt 5
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- 2
- USB-A
- 2
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI 2.1
- MagSafe
- None
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- UHS-II
- Ethernet
- 10Gb
- Front
- 2 USB-C, SDXC UHS-II
- Rear
- 4 Thunderbolt 5, 2 USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 10Gb Ethernet
Display
- Panel
- No built-in display
- External displays
- 5 — Up to five external displays over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI
Audio
- Speakers
- 1
- Microphones
- 0
- Spatial Audio
- No
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support, HDMI multichannel audio
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Bluetooth
- 6
Battery and power
- Power adapter
- Internal PSU (480W max)
Chip
- CPU layout
- 6 super + 12 performance
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; two video encode engines; two ProRes encode and decode engines; AV1 decode
- Neural Engine index
- 420
- Media engine index
- 1119
- Hardware ray tracing
- Yes
- Memory bandwidth
- 460 GB/s
In the box
- macOS at launch
- macOS
- Cable
- Power cord
Related in Mac Studio
FAQ — Mac Studio on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this Mac Studio?
This configuration (M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU)) has a CPU index of 337, about ×3.37 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 629 (≈ ×6.29 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×3.37 CPU and ×6.29 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.