Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 2026

Apple
97 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
82 Overall Score

Scores

Business
Apple
100
Dell
90
Compact
Apple
99
Dell
29
Home Office
Apple
98
Dell
88
Developer
Apple
94
Dell
78
Workstation
Apple
91
Dell
74
Ai Llm
Apple
78
Dell
32
Creator
Apple
75
Dell
34
Gaming
Apple
53
Dell
17

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M5 MaxDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 MaxIntel Core Ultra 7 265K★
CPU Multi-Core Score
57,744
58,619
Cores1820★
Frequency—3.9 GHz★
L3 Cache—30 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M5 Max 32-coreNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM36 GB★8 GB
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU480W★—
Weight2.70 kg17.24 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★1
USB Ports28★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI1 HDMI
DisplayPort01x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 6Bluetooth
Ethernet10GbEEthernet LAN (RJ-45)
System
OSmacOSWindows 11

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 2025

  • Strong cpu (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong port selection (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong ram (79th percentile)

Pricing

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025 is $899 cheaper (1.6x less).

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Silver 20260.042score per dollar
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 20250.059score per dollar

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025 offers 1.4x better value for money

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M5 Max

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 5 of 26 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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