Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Silver 2022
The M1 Max 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, packed into a 7.7-inch-square, 3.7-inch-tall aluminum chassis, deliver desktop-class brute force for rendering and machine learning tasks. Its 32GB unified memory and extensive I/O—including six USB-C ports, 10Gb Ethernet, and an SDXC slot—provide a cable-free workspace without expansion bottlenecks. This compact system is ideal for video editors and music producers needing silent 8K ProRes acceleration, but its integrated graphics constrain 3D gaming performance.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 Max |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M1 Max 24-core |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 6 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 10GbE |
System
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 4096 | 8000 |
| GPU | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | 53.4 | 86.3 | 62.5 | 99.9 | 49.4 | 75.5 | 99.3 | 77.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.5 | 91.8 | 96.4 | 0 | 71.1 | 82.8 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.9 | 78.1 | 93.3 | 91 | 0 | 71.1 | 86.9 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.1 | 94.2 | 97.4 | 91 | 98.6 | 39.1 | 73.6 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.6 | 98.4 | 0 | 39.1 | 82.8 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.5 | 86.8 | 99.2 | 98.6 | 11.9 | 95.5 |
Usage Scores
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