Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Apple M5
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Apple M5 GPU
Processor Number
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Apple M5
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
6
Efficiency Core Threads
12
6
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
18
10
Multiplier
46
46
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
L1 Cache
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320 K per core
L2 Cache
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16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
153 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
1280
Texture Units
160
80
Raster Operation Units
80
40
Execution Units
320
160
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2240 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
2,399
Cinebench R23
24,400
15,574
Geekbench 6
4,290
4,186
Geekbench 6
24,687
16,820
Cinebench 2024
209
184
Cinebench 2024
1,732
1,071
Cinebench 2026
—
4,367
Cinebench 2026
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737
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.