Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
- Launched: March 2026
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~86.2%
- Dimensions: 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
| Weight |
2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm
14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area |
882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~86.2% |
| 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) |
51.7 dB |
| Size |
16.2 inches |
| Type |
Mini LED |
| Refresh rate |
120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate |
Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI |
254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
3456 x 2234 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
| Full charging time |
1:25 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) |
Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position |
Left, Right |
| Charge power |
140 W |
| Cable length |
2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter |
351 grams |
| Base frequency |
4.61 GHz |
| Cores |
18 |
| Threads |
18 |
| Integrated GPU |
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Fabrication process |
3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
4353
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
28544
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
200
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1949
| TGP |
28 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
3 nm |
| GPU boost clock |
1620 MHz |
| FLOPS |
8.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus |
256 bit |
| Memory speed |
9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
80 |
| GPU performance |
8.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU |
4497 |
| Solar Bay |
45309 |
| Channels |
3x8 GB |
| Clock |
9600 MHz |
| Type |
LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable |
No |
| Bus |
Custom |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
2x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
No |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
~84.7 dB |
| Microphones |
3 |
| 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
No |
Comparison with competitors
