Ars Technica reviews M5 Ultra Mac Studio: 'fastest Apple silicon processor built so far'

Ars Technica has published its review of the M5 Ultra Mac Studio, calling it the fastest Apple silicon chip yet — roughly 30% faster single-core and 50% faster multi-core than the M3 Ultra. The base model starts at $5,499, while a 256GB/1TB configuration rose from $5,599 to $9,499.

• M5 Ultra is ~30% faster single-core and 50% faster multi-core than M3 Ultra
• GPU is 33–66% faster than M3 Ultra depending on the test
• Base price rose to $5,499, $1,500 more than the M3 Ultra at launch
• 256GB/1TB configuration jumped from $5,599 to $9,499