Apple Mac Studio M5 Max
Apple
73 Overall Score
vs
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
ASUS
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Apple Mac Studio M5 Max
No customer feedback yet
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
95 out of 100 medium confidence 16 reviews
The ASUS ROG GM700 is a powerful prebuilt gaming PC that has received outstanding feedback across all reviews. Users praise its stellar performance with AAA games at ultra settings, robust build quality, effective cooling, and ability to handle demanding workloads like video editing and local AI development. Minor issues include slightly messy front cable management, a risk of crashing when running multiple games from the same launcher, and a higher-than-desired price, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Outstanding gaming performance
- Effective cooling system
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- Great for AI and productivity
Cons
- Slightly messy front cable management
- Crash when running multiple same-launcher games
- Higher price point
- Pre-installed CPU drivers somewhat outdated
Gaming performance 8
Cooling and thermals 5
Build quality 5
Value for money 4
Cable management 2
Ai and productivity 2
Scores
Gaming
Home Office
Creator
Workstation
Compact
Developer
Business
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | ASUS ROG GM700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M5 Max★ | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 18★ | 8 |
| Frequency | — | 4.7 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 96 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | — | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | — | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 128 GB★ | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower |
| PSU | 480W | 850W★ |
| Weight | 2.70 kg | 16.50 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 6★ | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 9★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 10 GbE | 2.5Gbps Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple Mac Studio M5 Max
- Strong ram (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong port selection (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
Pricing
Apple Mac Studio M5 Max0.014score per dollar
vs
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 20250.034score per dollar
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025 offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS ROG GM700
Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 26 specs.
