Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Apple
96 Overall Score
vs
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025

Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025

Dell
94 Overall Score

Scores

Creator
Apple
77
Dell
99
Gaming
Apple
54
Dell
99
Compact
Apple
99
Dell
49
Developer
Apple
98
Dell
93
Business
Apple
98
Dell
91
Home Office
Apple
97
Dell
95
Workstation
Apple
95
Dell
96
Ai Llm
Apple
77
Dell
82

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Area-51
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 MaxIntel Core Ultra 9 285K★
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
67,259
Cores1824★
Frequency—3.7 GHz★
L3 Cache—36 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple 32-CoreNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
35,666
Type—discrete
VRAM36 GB★16 GB
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 12 TB★2 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Build
Form Factorminidesktop
PSU480W1500W★
Weight2.70 kg34.93 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★2
USB Ports210★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4Thunderbolt 4 x 2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.10
DisplayPort—0
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 6.0Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet10GbE10/100/1000/2500
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong gpu (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong ram (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025

  • Strong port selection (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong cpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong ram (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong gpu (91st percentile)91st %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 96 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 4 of 26 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

CompactBusinessDeveloperHome Office

Dell Area-51 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreator