Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022)

Quick look

Price: £1,999²launch price
Chip: M1 Maxchip
CPU: 10-coreCPU
GPU: 24-coreGPU
Memory: 32GBunified memory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Released: 18 March 2022²ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 8 March 2022.
Security updates: Not available³Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the front face. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 95 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight: 2.7 kg
Colours: Silver
Ports: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M1 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II)
Thunderbolt ports: 4
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: 2
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M1 Max chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 10
Performance cores: 8
Efficiency cores: 2
GPU cores: 24
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, or M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU⁴
Memory (base): 32GB
Memory (maximum): 64GB⁴
Memory options: 32GB or 64GB⁴
Memory bandwidth: 400 GB/s
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 8TB⁴
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB⁴
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode engines

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power: 370 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector)
External displays (base): 5

Camera and audio

Speakers: Built-in speaker⁵

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate⁶
Model identifier: Mac13,1⁷
Part numbers: MJMV2xx/a⁸
Model year: 2022

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,229⁹
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 14,319⁹

A desktop Mac has no built-in display, battery or camera, so those rows do not apply.

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,200¹⁰out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,150 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,075 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,150¹¹repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,100 from 15 Oct 2026; £1,025 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,050¹²out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £1,000 from 15 Oct 2026; £925 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £768 cash / £888 voucher¹⁰16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, 32GB memory, 512GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

8 March 2022 to 12 May 2023: £1,999¹³¹⁴

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M1 Max chip, 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU, 32GB memory, 512GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁵
Security updates until: Not available¹⁵
Basis: our inference from history¹⁶

Previous and next model

Next model

Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023), June 2023

What changed

Ports: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M1 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M1 MaxFour Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack; on front (M2 Max): two USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s), SDXC card slot (UHS-II) Mac Studio M2 Max
Chip: Apple M1 Max chip Mac Studio M1 MaxApple M2 Max chip Mac Studio M2 Max
CPU cores: 10 Mac Studio M1 Max12 Mac Studio M2 Max
GPU cores: 24 Mac Studio M1 Max30 Mac Studio M2 Max
Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 Mac Studio M1 MaxWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Mac Studio M2 Max

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac Studio - Apple (UK), captured 8 Mar 2022 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac Studio - Apple (UK), captured 12 May 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, microphones, the macOS it shipped with. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart row for this Mac does not state its GPU core count, so no Metal score is shown (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2022) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac Studio model, read 9 Oct 2026.