Apple computer, ENERGY STAR certified
Apple MacBook Pro 16 in. with M5 Max Chip
36 GB notebook computer, model number A3429.
Memory
36 GB
Typical electricity use
17.9 kWh/yr
NPU installed
No
CPU cores
18
Of 980 certified notebook business computers, 839 have a lower typical electricity use than the MacBook Pro 16 in. with M5 Max Chip (17.9 kWh/yr).
Its certified typical electricity use of 17.9 kWh/yr costs about $2.33 a year at 13¢/kWh.
ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Feb 2026. The figures here are from the most recent certification.
- Maker
- Apple
- Model
- MacBook Pro 16 in. with M5 Max Chip
- Model number
- A3429
- Type
- Notebook
- CPU cores
- 18
- Memory
- 36 GB
- NPU installed
- No
- Screen
- 16.2 in
- Battery
- 0 Wh
- Operating system
- MacOS
- Marketed as a workstation
- No
- Typical electricity use
- 17.9 kWh/yr
- Power in sleep
- 0.4 W
- Power at long idle
- 2.9 W
- Power when off
- 0.2 W
- On the market since
- Mar 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 24 Feb 2026
Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4572885, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) | Desktop | Apple M5 Ultra | 512 GB | 27.5 kWh/yr |
| Mac Studio (M5 Max) | Desktop | Apple M5 Max | 128 GB | 26.2 kWh/yr |
| Mac mini (M5 Pro) | Desktop | Apple M5 Pro | 64 GB | 19.2 kWh/yr |
| Mac mini (M6) | Desktop | Apple M6 | 16 GB | 12.9 kWh/yr |
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| MacBook Pro 16 in. with M5 Pro Chip | Notebook | - | 24 GB | 17 kWh/yr |
| MacBook Pro 14 in. with M5 Max Chip | Notebook | - | 36 GB | 9.2 kWh/yr |
| MacBook Pro 14 in. with M5 Pro Chip | Notebook | - | 64 GB | 10.3 kWh/yr |