Early Geekbench benchmarks for Apple's upcoming M5 Max chip have leaked ahead of the March 11 MacBook Pro launch, revealing promising performance gains. The 18-core processor scored 4,268 in single-core and 29,233 in multi-core tests, running on what appears to be a Mac17,7 model.

These numbers represent roughly 9% better single-core and 13.7% better multi-core performance compared to the M4 Max in last year's 16-inch MacBook Pro. The M5 Max also outperformed both 14-core and 16-core M4 Max variants in the Mac Studio, with scores of 4,015 and 4,028 in single-core respectively.

If these results hold up once the new MacBook Pros ship, the M5 Max will top Geekbench's Mac Benchmarks for both single-core and multi-core performance. The chip's Metal score of 232,718 ranks second only to the M3 Ultra's 32-core CPU and 80-core GPU configuration. Meanwhile, early tests of the A18 chip in the new MacBook Neo showed minimal gains over the iPhone 16 Pro's A18 silicon.