Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 (10-Core), vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core). 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
| Integer Math | n/a | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1770 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 139.5 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 412.4 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 438.2 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 419.8 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 79.1 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 169.4 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 21.8 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 15, 2025 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | n/a | Apple M5 |
| Model number | T8142 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 (10-core) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 10 | 18 |
| Threads count | 10 | 18 |
| Multiplier | 46x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 320 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 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-9600 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 153 GB | 307 GB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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