Apple M2 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M2, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 37.1 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 37.8 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 175 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 23.9 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 9.5 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 187.1 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 1677 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 76 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 1130 MB/s | 1770 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 80.4 KLines/s | 139.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 235.3 pages/s | 412.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 266.1 MP/sec | 438.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 257.4 pages/s | 419.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.1 frames/s | 79.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 107 frames/s | 169.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 10.5 MP/sec | 21.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 562.3 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 869.1 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 32.3 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 6.07 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | June, 6, 2022 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | n/a |
| Model number | n/a | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 GPU | Apple M5 (10-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 10 |
| Threads count | 8 | 10 |
| Multiplier | n/a | 46x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 320 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 20 billion | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 18 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 | 24 GB | 32 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 102.4 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
Total Votes: 4
