Apple M2 vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

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

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M2
1581
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2
8667
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2
125
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M2
582
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M2
3902
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M2
15644
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math37.1 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math37.8 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search175 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.9 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption9.5 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression187.1 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics1677 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions76 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M2
2589
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M2
10122
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression1130 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation80.4 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser235.3 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering266.1 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing257.4 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur42.1 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing107 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.5 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M2
109.19
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
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 March, 3, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Apple M2 Apple M5
Integrated GPU Apple M2 GPU Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 5
Threads 4 5
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency2.4 GHz4.38 GHz
General
Cores count815
Threads count815
Multipliern/a46x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/coren/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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 64 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 102.4 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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