Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)

Cores: 10
TDP: 27 W
Transistor size: 3 nm

M5 (8-сore GPU) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 10 cores and 10 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4610 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M5 GPU (8-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

100

Multi-Core Performance

55

Power Efficiency

97

Integrated Graphics

72

NanoReview Final Score

81

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

206

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1150

Cinebench Scores - 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)

4186

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

17120

Sources: GeekBench [1]

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	42.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	634.1 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

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju)	Geekbench 6 CPU	4224 / 17165
📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwim	Geekbench 6 CPU	4120 / 15800

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General

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	4
P-Threads	4
Base Frequency (P)	4.61 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	6
E-Threads	6
Base Frequency (E)	3.0 GHz

Total
Total Cores	10
Total Threads	10
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	46x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	22MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

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

Laptop processors ranking - 20th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
GPU Boost Clock	1620 MHz
Shading Units	1024
TMUs	64
ROPs	32
Execution Units	128

iGPU FLOPS

3.3 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

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

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