Apple M5 (9 Cores)

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 performance 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).

Series	Apple M5
Series: M5 Apple M5 (10 Cores) 3.05 - 4.61 GHz 10 / 10  Apple M5 (9 Cores) « 3.05 - 4.61 GHz 9 / 9
Clock Rate	3048 - 4608 MHz
Level 2 Cache	6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	9 / 9 3 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 P-Core 6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core
Manufacturing Technology	3 nm
GPU	Apple M5 GPU
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	ARM
Announcement Date	10/15/2025
Product Link (external)	www.apple.com

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core

4133 points (96%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad Pro M5	M5 (9 Cores)	M5 GPU	12 GB	4133

Mediatek MT8768

185 -96%

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Apple M4 (10 cores)

3747 -9%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

3770 -9%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100

3838 -7%

Apple A19 Pro

3840 -7%

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

3870 -6%

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

3880 -6%

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

3882 -6%

Apple M4 Max (14 cores)

4004 -3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100

4080 -1%

Apple M5 (9 Cores)

4133

Apple M5 (10 Cores)

4227 2%

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Apple M5 (9 Cores)

4133 0%

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Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core

15437 points (60%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad Pro M5	M5 (9 Cores)	M5 GPU	12 GB	15437

Mediatek Helio A22 MT6761

491 -97%

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AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

14825 -4%

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375

14846 -4%

Apple M2 Max

14863 -4%

AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 385

14944 -3%

Apple M4 (10 cores)

14978 -3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100

15136 -2%

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

15220 -1%

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX

15223 -1%

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

15392 0%

Apple M5 (9 Cores)

15437

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

15473 0%

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

15480 0%

Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

15578 1%

Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

15689 2%

Intel Core Ultra 7 265H

15746 2%

Intel Core i5-13600HX

15910 3%

Intel Core i7-14700HX

15947 3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-00-1DE

15969 3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

15971 3%

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Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

25760 67%

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100%

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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score

3137940 Points (90%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad Pro M5	M5 (9 Cores)	M5 GPU	12 GB	3137936

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 cores)

2547450 -19%

Mediatek Dimensity 9400+

2571980 -18%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

2655780 -15%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

2662560 -15%

Apple M4 (10 cores)

2716980 -13%

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

2922540 -7%

Apple M5 (9 Cores)

3137940

Apple M5 (10 Cores)

3475590 11%

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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU

1002260 Points (99%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad Pro M5	M5 (9 Cores)	M5 GPU	12 GB	1002257

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 cores)

696637 -30%

Apple M4 (10 cores)

743583 -26%

Apple A19

795822 -21%

Apple A19 Pro

814026 -19%

Mediatek Dimensity 9400e

851847 -15%

Apple M5 (9 Cores)

1002260

Apple M5 (10 Cores)

1012770 1%

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

• Apple 2025 MacBook Pro Laptop with M5 chip with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Space Black
• Apple MacBook Pro 14" with M5 Chip, 10-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, Late 2025 - Space Black, Standard, 24GB Memory, 70W Adapter, 512GB SSD
• Apple MacBook Pro 14" with M5 Chip, 10-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, Late 2025 - Space Black, Standard, 32GB Memory, 70W Adapter, 512GB SSD
• Apple 2025 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M4 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Touch ID; Midnight with AppleCare+ (3 Years)
• Apple 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M4 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Touch ID; Midnight with AppleCare+ (3 Years)

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