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Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) vs M4 (10-Core)

81 out of 100
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
VS
76 out of 100
Apple M4 (10-Core)
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) against the 4.46 GHz M4 (10-Core). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (10-Core) and GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 10 months later
  • Around 33.6 GB/s (28%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4186 vs 3777 points
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 3.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 (8-сore GPU)
vs
M4 (10-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (119th and 158th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M5 (8-сore GPU) +16%
17120
M4 (10-Core)
14818
File compression - 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur - 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing - 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing - 18.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math - 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics - 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 42.6 PPW 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 634.1 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt - 9.58 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju)Geekbench 6 CPU4224 / 17165
📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwimGeekbench 6 CPU4120 / 15800
Add View all (2)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
📘 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
📘 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
📘 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
📘 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
Add View all (10)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) and M4 (10-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 May 7, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M4
Model number T8142 APL1206
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (8-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - - Apple M5 (10-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.46 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 6 6
E-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (E) 3.0 GHz 2.89 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 10 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 22MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 24 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 157.48 mm² 169.4 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (20th and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (8-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock - 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 128 160
TGP - 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 (8-сore GPU)
3.3 TFLOPS
M4 (10-Core) +15%
3.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) compared to M5 GPU (8-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 8 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 60

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Comments

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