Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple
97 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black

Dell
39 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
51
Compact
Apple
100
Dell
20
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
44
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
35
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
35
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
16
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
15
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
7

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 5 225
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
30,504
Cores18★10
Frequency—3.3 GHz★
L3 Cache—20 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M5 Max 32-core—
Typeintegrated★—
VRAM36 GB★—
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5★—
Storage 1512 GB512 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU480W★—
Weight2.70 kg—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★—
USB Ports2★—
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI—
DisplayPort0—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★—
BluetoothBluetooth 6—
Ethernet10GbE—
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

  • Strong reliability (69th percentile)
  • Strong cpu (66th percentile)
  • Below average port selection (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average storage (31st percentile)
  • Below average ram (33rd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 24 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation