Apple M4 Ultra vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Ultra, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Ultra 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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
2199
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
44781
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
4062
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Ultra
32871
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compressionn/a1770 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a412.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a438.2 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a419.8 pages/s
Background Blurn/a79.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Ultra
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced May, 1, 2025 October, 15, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 24 4
Threads 24 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores86
Threads86
Frequency2.89 GHz3.0 GHz
General
Cores count3210
Threads count3210
Multiplier45x46x
L1 cachen/a320 KB/core
L2 cachen/a16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 192 GB 32 GB
Channels 8 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153 GB

Results

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

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