Apple M1 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

52 out 100
Apple M1
VS
82 out 100
Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 and Apple M5 (10-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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M1
1514
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1
7800
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1
108
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1
445
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M1
3681
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M1
14147
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math33.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math35.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search142 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort21.1 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption8.6 GB/sn/a
Data Compression168.8 MB/sn/a
Physics1364 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions69 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1
2383
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1
8765
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression936.1 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation71.3 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser204.8 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering241.1 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing242.5 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur34.8 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing79.9 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing9.28 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M1
95.27
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 626.1 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 1010.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 31.8 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.81 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced November, 20, 2020 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Apple M1 n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency2.1 GHz3.0 GHz
General
Cores count810
Threads count810
Multipliern/a46x
L1 cache192 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache12 KB/core16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 16 billion 28 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 14 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. n/a 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 16 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 68.25 GB 153 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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