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Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) vs (8-сore GPU)

94 out of 100
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
VS
81 out of 100
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) with 15-cores against the 4.61 GHz (8-сore GPU) with 10-cores. 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 GPU) and (15-Core)
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
  • Around 153.6 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 6.6 vs 3.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 5 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Pro (15-Core)
vs
M5 (8-сore GPU)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 720 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7161 -
Cinebench Scores (40th and 119th 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)
File compression 2370 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 222.4 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 672.6 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 667.2 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 436.8 pages/sec -
Background blur 98.7 images/sec -
Photo processing 238.6 images/sec -
Ray tracing 39.7 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 109.6 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 154.6 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 460M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 70.6M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 33.8 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 581.1 MBytes/sec -
Physics 5367 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 27.6B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 94 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.8 PPW 42.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 417.8 PPW 634.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 785.1 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 Pro (15-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-09 (loltoast)Geekbench 6 CPU4309 / 26914
📘 2026-03-30 (JSK)Geekbench 6 CPU4287 / 26529
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Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju)Geekbench 6 CPU4224 / 17165
📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwimGeekbench 6 CPU4120 / 15800
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) and (8-сore GPU)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 March 3, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M5
Model number T6050 T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M5 GPU (8-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 15 4
P-Threads 15 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 6
E-Threads - 6
Base Frequency (E) - 3.0 GHz
Total
Total Cores 15 10
Total Threads 15 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 22MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 62 W 27 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² 157.48 mm²
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iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 2048 1024
TMUs 128 64
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 256 128
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Pro (15-Core) +100%
6.6 TFLOPS
M5 (8-сore GPU)
3.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) compared to Pro GPU (16-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 16 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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Comments

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