Apple M5 Ultra chip posts high early benchmark score
An early and unverified benchmark for Apple’s new M5 Ultra chip popped up online. The Mac Studio with this chip scored 3,774 for single-core and 52,516 for multi-core performance, which—if confirmed—makes it Apple’s fastest to date and puts it about 30% ahead of the M3 Ultra. The base Mac Studio with an M5 Ultra starts at $6,799. Real-world tests may differ.
- Early benchmark shows up to 35% faster over M3 Ultra
- M5 Ultra scores 52,516 in multi-core, 3,774 single-core
- Apple never released an M4 Ultra chip
- Performance is unverified and could vary
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