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
57 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
59
Compact
Apple
100
Dell
28
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
55
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
56
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
61
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
45
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
59
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
61

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Max★Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
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 4060★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
19,495
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM36 GB★8 GB
VRAM Type—GDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB★32 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminitower
PSU480W★—
Weight2.70 kg—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★—
USB Ports28★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI—
DisplayPort0—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 6—
Ethernet10GbE—
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

  • Strong cpu (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong ram (74th percentile)
  • Strong gpu (70th percentile)
  • Strong reliability (69th percentile)
  • Below average storage (4th percentile)4th %ile

Pricing

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black is $729 cheaper (1.5x less).

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 20260.042score per dollar
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black0.036score per dollar

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026 offers 1.2x better value for money

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 26 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Gaming

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