Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Apple
99 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6 Black 2025

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6 Black 2025

Lenovo
71 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
Apple
100
Lenovo
45
Business
Apple
100
Lenovo
66
Home Office
Apple
100
Lenovo
65
Developer
Apple
98
Lenovo
59
Workstation
Apple
93
Lenovo
53
Ai Llm
Apple
79
Lenovo
27
Creator
Apple
76
Lenovo
29
Gaming
Apple
53
Lenovo
17

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxLenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 5 225
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
30,504
Cores18★10
Frequency—4.4 GHz★
L3 Cache—20 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple (32-Core)Intel Integrated graphics
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM36 GB48 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★8 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB★256 GB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Build
Form Factorminiaio
PSU480W★180W
Weight2.70 kg6.00 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★2
USB Ports25★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4Thunderbolt 4 x 1
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1HDMI® 2.1 out (supports resolution up to 4K@60Hz) & HDMI® 1.4 in (supports resolution up to AIO panel resolution 2560 x 1440@120Hz) combo
DisplayPort0DisplayPort 1.4 out
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 6.0Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet10GbEIntegrated Ethernet
System
OSmacOSWindows 11

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

  • 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

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6 Black 2025

  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong port selection (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong reliability (69th percentile)
  • Below average ram (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average storage (20th percentile)20th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 25 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation