Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)
  • Launched: March 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~84.6%
  • Dimensions: 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026).
Performance
81
Gaming
27
Display
88
Battery Life
86
Connectivity
89
Portability
87
NanoReview Score
81
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm
12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Area 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.6%
Side bezels 3.4 mm
Colors Black, Silver
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 53.2 dB

Display

Size 14.2 inches
Type Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 3024 x 1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Max. brightness
1000 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 70 / 96 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 165 / 375 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 4.61 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 10
Integrated GPU Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Fabrication process 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
4169
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17581
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
206
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1158

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm
GPU boost clock 1620 MHz
FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance 4.1 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 2006
Solar Bay 22280

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X
Upgradable No

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 2x512 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~83.1 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v6.0
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No
Notes
    - The standard M5 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Max feature Thunderbolt 5.

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Power Hitter 5050 May 9, 2026 at 01:43 PM
Shouldn't peak brightness be stated as 1600 nits? I know the full panel sustained is only 1000 but you also gave all the Lenovo yoga laptops with the 2.8k oled screen 1100 nits, even tho thats its peak and its full panel is the same 1000 nits. You either have to match all the other laptops to full panel sustained brightness like this Mac or bring the Mac up to 1600.
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Serhii May 11, 2026 at 08:08 AM
Thank you for pointing that out. I'll update the specifications so they match.
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0110111001101001101001 March 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
There is an error in the thickness of the laptop, it shouldnt be 0.06 inches, should be 0.6
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Serhii March 13, 2026 at 06:13 PM
Thank you for a useful comment.
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Dinner March 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I feel like the gaming score of the base m5 mbp should increase if its 24/100 with 5.7 TFLOPS and the m5 pro 15-core jumps up straight up to 41/100 despite only having 6 extra GPU cores estimating around 9.1 TFLOPS. Maybe like 28 or 30 would be more appropriate.
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