Apple M5 (10 Cores) vs Apple M2 Pro
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 713 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Designer | Apple | Apple |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
M2 Pro and M5 (10 Cores) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 3.048 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| L1 cache | 3.3 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 36 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | no data |
| Number of transistors | 40000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on M2 Pro and M5 (10 Cores) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Power consumption (TDP) | W | W |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
Apple M2 Pro has 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro and Apple M5 (10 Cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M2 Pro is a notebook processor while Apple M5 (10 Cores) is a desktop one.
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