Apple M5 (10-Core) vs M4 (10-Core)
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We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (10-Core) 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.
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 (10-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year and 6 months later
- Around 33.6 GB/s (28%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4276 vs 3777 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4456 | 3211 |
Cinebench Scores (111th and 156th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1790 MB/sec | 1500 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 138 Klines/sec | 120.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 427.3 pages/sec | 329.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 430.7 Mpixels/sec | 362.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 421.1 pages/sec | 352.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 78.7 images/sec | 69.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 156.2 images/sec | 114.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 21.6 Mpixels/sec | 18.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 56.9 GOps/sec | 54.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 75.6 GOps/sec | 49.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 263M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 35.6M Strings/sec | 34.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 17.1 GBytes/sec | 15.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 296.6 MBytes/sec | 280.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3199 Frames/sec | 2527 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.1B Matrices/sec | 13.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 43.8 PPW | 40.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 661.6 PPW | 617.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 991.8 PPW | 983.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 10.22 PPW | 9.58 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-29 -> knotp37 | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3841 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondraju | GeekBench | 4224 / 17165 |
| π 2025-12-27 -> Rennsport | GeekBench | 4289 / 18011 |
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | GeekBench | 3703 / 15450 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | GeekBench | 3906 / 15577 |
| π 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | GeekBench | 3916 / 15202 |
| π 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | GeekBench | 3730 / 15258 |
| π 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M5 (10-Core) and M4 (10-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | October 15, 2025 | May 7, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M5 | Apple M4 |
| Model number | T8142 | APL1206 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.0 GHz | 2.89 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 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 |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 40 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
| Die Size | 157.48 mmΒ² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (20th and 28th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 40 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 160 | 160 |
| TGP | - | 18 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
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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