Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 (10-Core), vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). 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
| File Compression | 1770 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 139.5 KLines/s | 58.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 412.4 pages/s | 201.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 438.2 MP/sec | 214.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 419.8 pages/s | 318.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 79.1 frames/s | 41 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 169.4 frames/s | 91.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 21.8 MP/sec | 9.18 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | n/a | 922.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 70.2 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 15, 2025 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | n/a | Apple M4 |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 (10-core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 2.42 GHz |
| Cores count | 10 | 6 |
| Threads count | 10 | 6 |
| Multiplier | 46x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 320 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 10 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 153 GB | 60 GB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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