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Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra, 512GB, 2TB SSD
CPU Apple M5 Ultra
RAM 512 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU 80-Core GPU
Form Factor mini
OS macOS
77 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 Ultra |
| Cores | 36 |
Graphics
| GPU | 80-Core GPU |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 512 GB |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 6 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 |
| Ethernet | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra | Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU | HP OMEN GT22-3090 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 512 | 128 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | 80-Core GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 750 | 850 | 750 | 330 | 1200 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra | 99.8 | 7.6 | 99.9 | 89.1 | 82.8 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 Compare | 94.1 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 90.1 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.8 | 69 | 37.3 |
| ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU Compare | 92.9 | 89.3 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 69 | 37.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3090 Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 96.5 | 65.3 | 90.1 | 70 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall77.2
- AI/LLM67.7
- Gaming15.2
- Portability88.8
- Creator32.9
- Business86.6
- Developer86.8
- Home Office86.9
- Workstation72.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations10
Mac Studio M5 Ultra96GB1TB$6,799Mac Studio M5 Ultra96GB3TB$7,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra256GB1TB$9,499Mac Studio M5 Ultra256GB2TB$9,999Mac Studio M5 Ultra256GB4TB$12,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra256GB8TB$14,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra256GB16TB$18,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra512GB1TB$22,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra512GB8TB$25,799
