Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (14-Core), vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) 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 M4 Pro (14-Core)
2269
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
23435
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
174
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
1729
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
1982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
4584
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
38339
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Integer Math84.6 GOps/s111.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math86.2 GOps/s158.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search533 M primes/s479 M primes/s
Random String Sort55.8 M strings/s71.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Data Compression493 MB/s593.7 MB/s
Physics5216 frames/s5502 frames/s
Extended Instructions261 M matrices/s273 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
3899
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
22639
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
n/a
File Compression2250 MB/s2370 MB/s
Clang Compilation187.5 KLines/s222.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser586.6 pages/s672.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering624.4 MP/sec667.2 MP/sec
Text Processing367.3 pages/s436.8 pages/s
Background Blur86.9 frames/s98.7 frames/s
Photo Processing200.3 frames/s238.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.5 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 492.2 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 833.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.6 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 29, 2024 March, 3, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M5
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 10 5
Threads 10 5
Frequency 4.52 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency2.59 GHz4.38 GHz
General
Cores count1415
Threads count1415
Multiplier45x46x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/coren/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 46 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 4 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB 307 GB

Results

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