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Comparing Apple M5 Max vs. Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Apple M5 Max is 16% faster than the Core Ultra 9 285HX

Averaged over 2 rendering benchmarks, the Apple M5 Max leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in V-Ray, where the Apple M5 Max scores 20% higher.

14,385* · Apple M5 Max
17,187* · Core Ultra 9 285HX
36,255* · Apple M5 Max
44,713* · Core Ultra 9 285HX
2,073 · Apple M5 Max
2,537* · Core Ultra 9 285HX
6,519* · Apple M5 Max
11,576* · Core Ultra 9 285HX
100 · Apple M5 Max
83 · Core Ultra 9 285HX
566 · Apple M5 Max
505 · Core Ultra 9 285HX
8,140* · Apple M5 Max
8,551* · Core Ultra 9 285HX

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Apple M5 Max
Apple M5 Max
20 h 50 min
Core Ultra 9 285HX
23 h 21 min
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Ranking by benchmarks

Cinebench R20

Cinebench R23

Cinebench 2024

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V-Ray benchmark

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Cinebench 2026

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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