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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T15:50:14.000Z",
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    "MacBook Pro",
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    "first Geekbench 6 result",
    "fastest Apple silicon chip ever",
    "topping the AMD Ryzen 9 series",
    "218,772 in one result",
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  "textContent": "The first Geekbench 6 result for a 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip surfaced today, and Apple has achieved record-breaking performance.\n\n\nIn this unconfirmed result, the M5 Max with an 18-core CPU achieved a score of 29,233 for multi-core CPU performance, which tops the 27,726 score achieved by the Mac Studio's M3 Ultra chip with a 32-core CPU. M5 Max is now the fastest Apple silicon chip ever, and it even topped every other consumer PC processor in the Geekbench database.\n\nIn terms of multi-core CPU performance, the M5 Max is up to 5% faster than the M3 Ultra, and up to 14% to 15% faster than the M4 Max chip with a 16-core CPU.\n\nHere is a comparison of the multi-core CPU results:\n\n  * **16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max (18-core CPU):** 29,233 (one result)\n\n\n  * **Mac Studio with M3 Ultra (32-core CPU):** 27,726 (average of all results)\n\n\n  * **Mac Studio with M4 Max (16-core CPU):** 26,166 (average of all results)\n\n\n  * **16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Max (16-core CPU):** 25,702 (average of all results)\n\nAs for single-core CPU performance, the M5 Max with an 18-core CPU achieved a score of 4,268 in this single Geekbench result, which is line with the regular M5 chip in the base model 14-inch MacBook Pro released back in October. This is the highest single-core score of any consumer PC processor ever, topping the AMD Ryzen 9 series.\n\nAs for graphics, the M5 Max with a 40-core GPU achieved impressive Metal scores of 218,772 in one result and 232,718 in another. These scores are anywhere from 5% to 10% lower than the highest-end M3 Ultra's average Metal score of 245,053, and a little more than 20% higher than the highest-end M4 Max's average Metal score of 191,600.\n\nAll in all, the M5 Max offers up to 15% faster CPU performance and up to 20% faster GPU performance compared to the M4 Max, in line with Apple's advertised figures.\n\nMacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max are available to pre-order now, and they will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on March 11.\n\nRelated Roundup: MacBook Pro\n\nTags: Benchmarks, Geekbench\n\nBuyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now)\n\nRelated Forum: MacBook Pro\n\n\nThis article, \"Apple's M5 Max Chip Achieves a New Record in First Benchmark Result\" first appeared on MacRumors.com\n\nDiscuss this article in our forums\n\n",
  "title": "Apple's M5 Max Chip Achieves a New Record in First Benchmark Result"
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