Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs Apple M1
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Nov 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Icestorm and Firestorm
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Apple M1 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
16 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Power Consumption
—
14 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
5
8
Performance Core Threads
5
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
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Efficiency Core Threads
10
—
Total Core Count
15
8
Total Thread Count
15
8
Multiplier
46
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.2 GHz
L1 Cache
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192 K per core
L2 Cache
—
12 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
68.25 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1278 MHz
Shader Units
—
1024
Texture Units
—
64
Raster Operation Units
—
32
Execution Units
—
128
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,513
Cinebench R23
22,591
7,782
Geekbench 6
4,283
2,231
Geekbench 6
23,517
8,035
Cinebench 2024
208
113
Cinebench 2024
1,623
509
Geekbench 5
—
1,757
Geekbench 5
—
7,742
Blender
—
130
Passmark CPU
—
3,717
Passmark CPU
—
14,218
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.