Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple
97 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2026

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2026

Dell
74 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
71
Compact
Apple
100
Dell
30
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
75
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
68
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
80
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
51
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
73
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
69

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 7
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
49,365
Cores1820★
Frequency—2.4 GHz★
L3 Cache—30 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M5 Max 32-coreNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
20,712
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM36 GB★8 GB
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU480W★360W
Weight2.70 kg5.22 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★1
USB Ports24★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI1x HDMI
DisplayPort03x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 6Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet10GbERJ-45
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Home

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 2026

  • Strong cpu (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong gpu (76th percentile)
  • Strong ram (74th percentile)
  • Strong storage (73rd percentile)
  • Below average social proof (27th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

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

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Gaming