Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) vs M4 (8-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) with 10-cores against the 4.46 GHz M4 (8-Core) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
- Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Around 33.6 GB/s (28%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4186 vs 3706 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (119th and 181st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1440 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 94.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 301.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 343.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 350.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 56.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 144.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 14.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 42.6 PPW | 45.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 634.1 PPW | 666.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 1033.6 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4224 / 17165 |
| 📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwim | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4120 / 15800 |
Apple M4 (8-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-08 -> B00_1999 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3684 / 15022 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) and M4 (8-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | October 29, 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 (8-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.0 GHz | 2.85 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 8 |
| 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 | - |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 27 W | 20 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 34th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 128 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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
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