Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

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

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (10-Core) 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 (10-Core)
2102
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math55.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math50 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search269 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort34.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption15.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression286.6 MB/sn/a
Physics2525 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions14 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1500 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation118.3 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.8 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering396.3 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing357.1 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur72.2 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing141.5 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.8 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

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

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 686.4 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 1092.1 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 44.4 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced May, 7, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 4.41 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores66
Threads66
Frequency2.59 GHz3.0 GHz
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1010
Multiplier44x46x
L1 cache192 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 28 billion 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 22 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-7500 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 32 GB 32 GB
Channels 4 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 120 GB 153 GB

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

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