MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Max)

Quick look

Price: £4,399²Apple UK store
Chip: M5 Maxchip
CPU: 18-coreCPU
GPU: 32-coreGPU
Memory: 36GBunified memory, base
Storage: 2TBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 11 March 2026³ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 4 March 2026.
Security updates: Not available⁴Security updates

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

Latest: MacBook Pro M5 Max: store price against March price, Seen on Apple UK store 2 Oct

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 16.8 x 355.7 x 248.1 mm
Weight: 2.15 kg
Colours: Space Black, Silver
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 5
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁵
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁶

Display

Display size: 16.2 in
Resolution: 3456 x 2234
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness (SDR, outdoor): 1,000 nits⁷
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: Yes

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M5 Max chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 18
Super cores: 6⁷
Performance cores: 12⁷
GPU cores: 32
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU, or M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU
Memory (base): 36GB
Memory (maximum): 128GB
Memory options: 36GB; 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (M5 Max with 40-core GPU)
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Memory bandwidth: 460 GB/s
Storage (base): 2TB
Storage (maximum): 8TB
Storage options: 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 100 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 22 h
Wireless web (claimed): 16 h
Included power adapter: No power adapter in the box.⁶
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth: 6
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁶
External displays (base): 4

Camera and audio

Camera: 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
Camera resolution: 12 MP
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming¹⁰

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹¹
Model identifier: Mac17,6, Mac17,8¹²
Part numbers: MGE44xx/A, MGE64xx/A, MGE74xx/A, MGE94xx/A, MGEA4xx/A, MGEC4xx/A, MGED4xx/A, MGEE4xx/A¹³
Model year: 2026

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 3,727¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 35,065¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 193,496¹⁴

What it actually costs

New: £4,399²recommended retail
Used, Grade A: £3,745¹⁵repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £3,900 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £3,580¹⁶repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £3,730 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £3,420¹⁷out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £3,560 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £2,321 cash / £2,696 voucher¹⁵16% 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: M5 Max with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU, 36GB memory, 2TB 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

3 March 2026 to 17 June 2026: £3,899¹⁸¹⁹
25 June 2026 to 5 October 2026: £4,399²⁰²¹

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M5 Max chip, 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB memory, 2TB 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. A price changed some time between the last capture read at one price and the first read at the next, so no day is given. A “From” price is the store’s starting price for the chip option; the base configuration is the lowest one listed under it. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available²²
Security updates until: Not available²²
Basis: our inference from history²³

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Max, 2024), November 2024

What changed

Chip: Apple M4 Max chip MacBook Pro M4 MaxApple M5 Max chip MacBook Pro M5 Max
CPU cores: 14 MacBook Pro M4 Max18 MacBook Pro M5 Max
Memory bandwidth: 410 GB/s MacBook Pro M4 Max460 GB/s MacBook Pro M5 Max
Storage (base): 1TB MacBook Pro M4 Max2TB MacBook Pro M5 Max
Video playback (claimed): 21 h MacBook Pro M4 Max22 h MacBook Pro M5 Max
Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) MacBook Pro M4 MaxWi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) MacBook Pro M5 Max

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Max) · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple UK store — 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max, 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB, 2TB — From £4,399 · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs. Read 30 Sep 2026
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No Touch Bar. No power adapter in the box. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 30 Sep 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 MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 3 Mar 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 17 Jun 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 25 Jun 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 5 Oct 2026 · 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 30 Sep 2026
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Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate. endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied. Source: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Max). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) - Tech Specs; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max, read 9 Oct 2026.