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Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra, 256GB, 16TB SSD, Silver
CPU Apple M5 Ultra
RAM 256 GB
Storage 16 TB
GPU Apple (80-Core)
Form Factor mini
psu w 480
OS macOS
80 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 Ultra |
| Cores | 36 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (80-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 256 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 16 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 480 |
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
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 6.0 |
| Ethernet | 10GbE |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra | Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 | Dell Area-51 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 256 | 128 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 16384 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Apple (80-Core) | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 480 | 750 | 1500 | 850 | 1300 | 330 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra | 99.8 | 7.6 | 99.8 | 89.1 | 100 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 Compare | 94.1 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 90.1 | 70 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 90.6 | 99.5 | 90.1 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
| ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU Compare | 92.9 | 89.3 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 69 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 3, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall79.6
- AI/LLM68.8
- Gaming32.3
- Portability90.9
- Creator57.9
- Business88
- Developer92.8
- Home Office90
- Workstation77.8
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 Ultra512GB1TB$22,299Mac Studio M5 Ultra512GB2TB$22,799Mac Studio M5 Ultra512GB8TB$25,799
