Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro, vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 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 M2 Pro
1589
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
13876
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
125
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
795
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
4097
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
26649
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math57.8 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math73.4 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search356 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort41 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.7 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression335.8 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics3605 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions143 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
2666
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2 Pro
14489
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression1630 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation125.3 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering352.9 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing266.9 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur53.8 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing126.3 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing17 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M2 Pro
198.23
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 483 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 888.3 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 26.5 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.61 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced January, 17, 2023 March, 3, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Apple M2 Apple M5
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 5
Threads 8 5
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency2.4 GHz4.38 GHz
General
Cores count1215
Threads count1215
Multipliern/a46x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache32 KB/coren/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 40 billion 28 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 30 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 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

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a

Results

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

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