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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz
18C / 18T · 0.91 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)
Apple M5 Max (32 Core)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Family | Apple A series (27) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Apple A16 (2) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | A16 | M5 |
| Technology | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 5 / 5 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Everest 3.46 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Sawtooth 2.02 GHz |
12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| GPU name | Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores) | Apple M5 Max (32 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.34 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 512 | 512 / 4096 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB | 36 GB |
| Technology | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 6 GB | 36 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 8 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 8 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| TDP | 10 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) is 3.8 stars (19 ratings), while Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) has received 5.0 stars (84 ratings).
Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
5C / 5T · 0.00 GHz
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