How Fast Will The M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio Be? Wow we have Benchmarks!

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Just how fast will the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio Really Be? In this video we go over the benchmarks and performance of the M5 Max and projected M5 Ultra chips. We compare these chips to other past Apple CPUs to see just how much faster the new 2026 Mac Studio will actually Be. Is it worth upgrading and spending more money on these computers? How good is the new M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio at things like CPU performance, graphic performance, gaming, and AI tasks. We compare this to all the current Apple chips to see what percent gains you can expect. If you are thinking about buying either the M5 Max or M5 Ultra Mac Studio then you should watch this video first.

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro to How Fast Is New Mac Studio
0:24 – Recent Mac Studio Price Increases
1:04 – What Model of Mac Studio Is Value King
1:45 – Why Is M5 Max Mac Studio A Good Value
2:42 – M5 Max Mac Studio Performance Benchmarks
4:39 – SSD Speed Benchmarks
5:26 – AI Benchmarks
6:47 – M5 Ultra Mac Studio Benchmark Estimates
8:05 – Gaming Benchmarks
9:25 – M5 Ultra Mac Studio Memory Bandwidth
10:23 – Final Thoughts M5 Max and Ultra Mac Studio
11:23 – Should You Wait for M7 Max and M7 Ultra Mac Studio

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27 Comments

  1. I want to replace my M3 Ultra for Blender sims and rendering. M5 Ultra should be approx twice as fast across the board.

  2. I envy Americans these prices (even after the increase), look at the prices in some EU countries (total price, including taxes), it’s just sad

  3. Hold off on the M5 Ultra and pick up the M5 mini Pro instead? Wait until the M7 Ultra drops when the ram and memory prices hopefully drop?

  4. Those benchmark graphs of the max series' seems way off. That M5 Max Multicore is more than double the performance of M1 Max… but not visually twice as long? Unless it's a logarithmic scale?

  5. Was able to buy my M4 Max Studio at Micro Center for $1,699.00 which was a very attractive price (I was looking at a M4 Pro Mini). I'm glad I pulled the trigger because for my work load I could kind of justify a Pro but for the super good deal I went for the Studio. No way I would pay $2,500.00 for the thing back then, so I will hold on to it for years to come and enjoy. I do 2D CAD and that's about it. Those new speeds are impressive, I suspect if you do pro level video work and AI LLM's it will make a gig difference but for the low level user I'm not sure how much more benefit there will be. Crazy times.

  6. I do like your content but the constant editing is giving me a headache, it's almost unwatchable. Please go back to how it used to be with fewer edits and longer takes. Other than that you're 👍

  7. 1228GBs bandwidth…what should I do, start my own streaming service? Run a small country? Luckily for me–audio production–I can make the M5Pro (with its paltry 307GBs) work just fine for my purposes. Just having to wait to win the lottery…

    Nonetheless, great, informative video with the number crunching that I so love!

  8. Apple is stockpiling RAM and storage for the M5 Mac Mini and the M5 Max/Ultra Mac Studio.
    Also, Apple has business discounts too; not just student discounts.

  9. Bought my M4 Max Mac Studio in early March, was so glad before all the price increase. That should be good enough for the next 5-10 years. Furthermore, I'm pairing it with 1 Studio Display XDR and 2 Studio Displays.

  10. I wanted badly to upgrade from the M1 Max to the M5 ultra to help with increasingly difficult work tasks, but with these price increases, man I just dont know anymore.

  11. I am waiting on the Studio M5 for surfing, photo editing, and flight simulation. My objective is to buy something that will meet my needs until it is no longer supported. Makes no sense to upgrade every 2-3 years. Not cost-effective. Buy once with more than I need and run it until it is no longer supported. 🙂