Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Pro, vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Pro and Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
1529
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
12108
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
106
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
775
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
3800
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
21899
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math45.9 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math64.3 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search273 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort32.6 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression273.4 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics2671 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions122 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
2328
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
10305
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression1230 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation82.4 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser249.1 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering271.3 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing246.4 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur36.9 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing102.5 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.7 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M1 Pro
186.87
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 343.5 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 730 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.8 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.23 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 18, 2021 March, 3, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Apple M1 Apple M5
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 5
Threads 8 5
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores210
Threads210
Frequency2.1 GHz4.38 GHz
General
Cores count1015
Threads count1015
Multipliern/a46x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache24 KB/coren/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 33.7 billion 28 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 30 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. n/a 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 32 GB 64 GB
Channels 4 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB 307 GB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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