Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple
97 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
68 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
69
Compact
Apple
100
Dell
34
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
73
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
65
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
61
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
29
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
27
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
13

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 7 265
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
49,732
Cores1820★
Frequency—2.4 GHz★
L3 Cache—30 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M5 Max 32-coreIntel Graphics★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM36 GB★8 GB
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU480W★180W
Weight2.70 kg4.17 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★1
USB Ports23★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI1x HDMI
DisplayPort01x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 6Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet10GbEGigabit Ethernet
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average storage (31st percentile)

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong storage (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong ram (74th percentile)
  • Strong reliability (69th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 26 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation