MacBook Pro 14″ (2026) · M5 Max · 36 GB / 2 TB
CPU index
337
×3.37 vs M1
GPU index
629
×6.29 vs M1
Memory
36
GB unified
Storage
2048
2 TB
Bandwidth
460
GB/s
This MacBook Pro 14″ configuration uses the M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU) with 36 GB unified memory and 2 TB 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 4 configurations of the MacBook Pro 14″. CPU indices on this model run 300–337 and GPU indices run 411–776. This page is one of 4 listed configs.
Family: MacBook Pro. Released 2026. Apple date: 2026-03-11. 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 Pro (15-CPU/16-GPU) | 300 | 411 | 24 GB | 307 GB/s | 1 TB | $2199 | Compare | |
| M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU)this page | 337 | 629 | 36 GB | 460 GB/s | 2 TB | $3599 | Compare | |
| M5 Pro (18-CPU/20-GPU) | 311 | 455 | 24 GB | 307 GB/s | 1 TB | — | Compare | |
| M5 Max (18-CPU/40-GPU) | 337 | 776 | 48 GB | 614 GB/s | 2 TB | — | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 1.62 kg
- Size
- 312.6 × 221.2 × 15.5 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 3× Thunderbolt 5
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- None
- USB-A
- None
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- MagSafe 3
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- None
- Ethernet
- None
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 and Thunderbolt
Display
- Panel
- 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
- Resolution
- 3024x1964
- Density
- 254 ppi
- SDR brightness
- 1000 nits
- HDR brightness
- 1600 nits
- Refresh
- 120 Hz ProMotion
- Color
- P3
- True Tone
- Yes
- Contrast
- 1,000,000:1
- Nano-texture
- Optional
- External displays
- 4 — Up to four external displays: four at 6K/60Hz or 4K/144Hz, or two at 8K/60Hz, 5K/120Hz, or 4K/240Hz
Camera
- Camera
- 12MP
- Center Stage
- Yes
- Desk View
- Yes
Audio
- Speakers
- 6
- Microphones
- 3
- Spatial Audio
- Yes
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Bluetooth
- 6
Keyboard and trackpad
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- No
- Force Touch trackpad
- Yes
Battery and power
- Battery
- 72.4 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 20 hours (Apple)
- Wireless web
- Up to 13 hours (Apple)
- Fast charge
- Yes
- Charge cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
- Power adapter
- 96W
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
- Cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
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FAQ — MacBook Pro 14″ on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this MacBook Pro 14″?
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.