Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple
97 Overall Score
vs
MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG Black 2026

MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG Black 2026

MSI
52 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
MSI
45
Compact
Apple
100
MSI
56
Home Office
Apple
98
MSI
50
Developer
Apple
94
MSI
46
Workstation
Apple
91
MSI
41
Ai Llm
Apple
78
MSI
20
Creator
Apple
75
MSI
21
Gaming
Apple
53
MSI
11

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxMSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 5 322
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
15,140
Cores18★6
Frequency—2.5 GHz★
L3 Cache—12 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M5 Max 32-coreIntel Graphics★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
3,170
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM36 GB★—
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorminimini
PSU480W★120W
Weight2.70 kg0.50 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★3
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4Thunderbolt 4 x 2
HDMI1 x HDMI2x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort00
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 6No
Ethernet10GbE2.5GbE
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)

MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG Black 2026

  • Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile

Pricing

MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG Black 2026 is $1,219 cheaper (2.1x less).

MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG Black 2026

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 25 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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