How Much Faster?

MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5)

M5, October 2025

Scores

Single-core

No data

Multi-core

No data

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claims, measured

“The M5 chip features a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, delivering up to 3.5x the AI performance and up to 1.6x faster graphics than the previous generation.”

Compares GPU (Metal) with the M4 in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4).

MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025

GPU

Claimed up to 1.6×

No data

Not measurable with Geekbench. AI workload figure (GPU Neural Accelerators or Neural Engine); Geekbench 6 CPU and Metal do not measure it.

“The 10-core design delivers up to 20 percent faster multithreaded performance versus M4 for workloads like code compiling, and is perfect for multitasking or speeding through creative applications.”

Compares CPU multi-core with the M4 in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4).

MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025

Multi-core

Claimed up to +20%

No data

“M1 upgraders will experience up to 6x faster AI performance, up to 6.8x faster GPU performance with ray tracing, and up to 2x faster CPU performance.”

Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the M1 in the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1).

MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025

CPU

Claimed up to 2×

No data

GPU (Metal): not measurable with Geekbench. GPU performance with ray tracing; Geekbench 6 Metal does not test ray tracing.

“Together, they deliver up to 15 percent faster multithreaded performance over M4.”

Compares CPU multi-core with the M4 in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4).

M5 announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, M5 announcement, October 2025

Multi-core

Claimed up to +15%

No data

“The next-generation GPU and enhanced shader cores in M5 also deliver increased graphics performance, achieving up to 30 percent faster performance compared to M4 and up to 2.5x faster performance than M1.”

Compares GPU (Metal) with the M4 in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4) and the M1 in the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1).

M5 announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, M5 announcement, October 2025

GPU

Claimed up to +30%

No data

GPU

Claimed up to 2.5×

No data

Not measurable with Geekbench

  • “When compared to Intel-based systems, it delivers up to 86x faster AI performance, up to 30x faster GPU performance with ray tracing, and up to 5.5x faster CPU performance.”

    The baseline is not identified in the sentence and is not in the dataset.

    MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) announcement, October 2025

  • “M5 also includes Apple’s third-generation ray-tracing engine, providing up to a 45 percent graphics uplift in apps using ray tracing.”

    Graphics with ray tracing; Geekbench 6 Metal does not test ray tracing.

    M5 announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, M5 announcement, October 2025

MacBook Pro single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
MacBook Pro 15-inch (Mid 2007)No dataFirst in this line
MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2009)No data
MacBook Pro 13-inch (Early 2011)No data
MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2012)No data
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)No data
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)No data
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)No data
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)No data
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)No data
MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1), 2020No data
MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2), 2022No data
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3), 2023No data
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4), 2024No data
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5), 2025, this deviceNo data
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6), 2026No data

Against other devices

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) has no scores to compare.