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Apple M5 9-Core

Apple M5 9-Core

The Apple M5 with 9 cores is a slimmed-down version of the M5 SoC for tablets, notebooks and PCs. It will probably be presented in October 2025 and offers 9 of the 10 ARM-compatible cores. The cores should be similar to those in the Apple A19 Pro and are divided into two clusters. 3 large super cores and 6 smaller efficiency cores.

According to initial leaks, the single-core performance is excellent and is at the top of all tested devices in Geekbench 6.5. Due to the 9 cores, the multi-core performance is one of the best but still remarkable for a tablet CPU.

The integrated M5 GPU also makes great strides in performance and can keep up with the old 16-core version of the M1 Pro in initial benchmarks (Geekbench Metal).

SeriesApple M5

Series: M5

Apple M5 Max compare3.05 - 4.61 GHz18 / 18 cores24 MB L3
Apple M5 Pro 18-Core compare3.05 - 4.61 GHz18 / 18 cores24 MB L3
Apple M5 Pro 15-Core compare3.05 - 4.61 GHz15 / 15 cores24 MB L3
Apple M5 9-Core « 3.05 - 4.61 GHz9 / 9 cores
Clock Rate3048 - 4608 MHz
Level 1 Cache2.112 KB
Level 2 Cache6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads9 / 9
3 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 S-Core
6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core
Manufacturing Technology3 nm
GPUApple M5 10-Core GPU
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date10/15/2025
Product Link (external)www.apple.com

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Single-Core
4133 points (95%)
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Multi-Core
15437 points (52%)
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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
3137940 Points (90%)
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Mediatek Helio G36
142748 -95%
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Apple A19 Pro
2496590 -20%
Xiaomi Xring O1
2500910 -20%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2503070 -20%
Apple M4 9-Core
2547450 -19%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400+
2571980 -18%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2655780 -15%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
2662560 -15%
Apple M4 10-Core
2716980 -13%
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
2922540 -7%
Apple M5 9-Core
3137940
Apple M5 10-Core
3475590 11%
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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
1002260 Points (99%)
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Mediatek Helio G36
50775 -95%
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Apple M3
555031 -45%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400+
569805 -43%
Xiaomi Xring O1
620042 -38%
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
640865 -36%
Apple M4 9-Core
696637 -30%
Apple M4 10-Core
743583 -26%
Apple A19
795822 -21%
Apple A19 Pro
814026 -19%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400e
851847 -15%
Apple M5 9-Core
1002260
Apple M5 10-Core
1012770 1%
0%
100%
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  • $2,849.00
    Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 Pro chip with 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU: Built for AI, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 48GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7; Space Black
  • $3,902.13
    Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 Max chip with 18-core CPU and 40-core GPU: Built for AI, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 48GB Unified Memory, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7; Space Black
  • $2,679.48
    Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 Pro chip with 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU: Built for AI, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 48GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7; Silver
  • $1,801.12
    Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU: Built for AI, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 32GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD; Silver
  • $1,644.93
    Apple 2025 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 chip with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU: Built for AI, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Silver

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Reviews for the Apple M5 9-Core processor

Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025): Apple M5 10-Core GPU, 13.00", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)

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Other CPUs of the series M5

» Apple M5 Max
   18x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
» Apple M5 Pro 18-Core
   18x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
» Apple M5 Pro 15-Core
   15x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
» Apple M5 10-Core
   10x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
» Apple M5 9-Core
   9x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i9-13950HX
   24x 1.6 GHz - 5.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 485
   8x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
   8x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
   16x 2.4 GHz - 5.3 GHz
+ Apple M3 Max 14-Core
   14x 2.75 GHz - 4.06 GHz
» Apple M5 9-Core
   9x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
- Intel Core i7-14700HX
   20x 3.9 GHz - 5.5 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX
   12x 2.9 GHz - 5.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
   16x 2.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
   12x 3 GHz - 5.2 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)