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Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) vs M5 (10-Core)

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Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
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Apple M5 (10-Core)
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
Apple M5 (10-Core)

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) against the 4.61 GHz M5 (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 (10-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M5 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 4.1 vs 3.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4456
Cinebench Scores (119th and 113th 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)
17120
M5 (10-Core) +4%
17862
File compression - 1790 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 138 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 427.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 430.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 421.1 pages/sec
Background blur - 78.7 images/sec
Photo processing - 156.2 images/sec
Ray tracing - 21.6 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 - 56.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 75.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 301M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 35.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 296.6 MBytes/sec
Physics - 3199 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 15.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 507 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 43.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 634.1 PPW 661.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 991.8 PPW
Blender / Watt - 10.22 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 M5 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-29 -> knotp37Cinebench 20260 / 3841
📘 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 CPU4224 / 17165
📘 2025-12-27 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU4289 / 18011
Add View all (3)

Specifications

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

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 October 15, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M5
Model number T8142 T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (8-core) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

CPU

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

Package

Transistors 28 billions 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 27 W 27 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 157.48 mm² 157.48 mm²
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iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 GPU (8-core) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 128 160
iGPU FLOPS
M5 (8-сore GPU)
3.3 TFLOPS
M5 (10-Core) +24%
4.1 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) compared to GPU (8-Core)

Memory Support

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

Misc

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Comments

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