Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
38 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
—
28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.61 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
3.0 GHz
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
12
10
Multiplier
45
46
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
2048
1024
Texture Units
128
64
Raster Operation Units
64
32
Execution Units
256
128
Power Consumption
26
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,171
2,552
Cinebench R23
18,574
15,912
Geekbench 6
3,863
4,251
Geekbench 6
20,492
17,501
Cinebench 2024
170
206
Cinebench 2024
1,418
1,170
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.