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
75 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
71
Compact
Apple
100
Dell
37
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
77
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
70
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
76
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
51
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
76
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
75

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 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 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Storage 2—1 TB★
Storage 2 Type—SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU480W★—
Weight2.70 kg—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★1
USB Ports27★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort01
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 2026

  • Strong storage (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong cpu (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong gpu (76th percentile)
  • Strong ram (74th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile

Pricing

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2026 is $350 cheaper (1.2x less).

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2026

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 28 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmCompactBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Gaming

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