Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

Cores: 18
TDP: 72 W
Transistor size: 3 nm

M5 Pro (18-Core) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 18 cores and 18 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4610 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

100

Multi-Core Performance

91

Power Efficiency

92

Integrated Graphics

99

NanoReview Final Score

96

Compare Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

199

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1949

Cinebench 2026 (Multi)

9144

Cinebench Scores - 28th 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)

4312

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

28467

File compression	2530 MB/sec
Clang compilation	262.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	738.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	744.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	450.7 pages/sec
Background blur	100.3 images/sec
Photo processing	250.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	46.5 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

5926

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

57047

Integer math	132.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math	186.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	486M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	85.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption	40.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression	697.9 MBytes/sec
Physics	5687 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	33.3B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 138 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

533.76

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	395.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	792.3 PPW
Blender / Watt	7.41 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Apple
Released	March 3, 2026
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv9
Codename	Apple M5
Model number	T6050
Integrated GPU	Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Qualcomm Equivalent	- Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	18
P-Threads	18
Base Frequency (P)	4.61 GHz

Total
Total Cores	18
Total Threads	18
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	46x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	28 billions
Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	72 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C
Die Size	166.85 mm²

Laptop processors ranking - 3rd place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
GPU Boost Clock	1620 MHz
Shading Units	2560
TMUs	160
ROPs	80
Execution Units	320
TGP	28 W

iGPU FLOPS

8.3 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

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

Misc

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