Apple · Released Oct 2025
Apple M5 Review
10C CPU · 10C GPU · 50 TOPS NPU
Apple's late-2025 mainstream silicon — ~18% perf-per-watt uplift over M4 with second-gen hardware ray tracing.
Compare with Apple M5 Max → From $1,299
Specdex Score
94
/ 100
single 100
multi 90
gaming 78
Pros
- +Industry-leading perf-per-watt
- +Neural Engine 5th-gen (50 TOPS)
- +Hardware ray tracing v2
Cons
- −Apple-ecosystem only
- −Base tier starts at 16 GB
- −Windows via Parallels only
Full score breakdown
single 100
multi 90
gaming 78
efficiency 100
Specifications
Cores
10 (4P+6E)
Memory bandwidth
150 GB/s
Neural engine
16-core, 50 TOPS
Process
TSMC N3P
Release year
2025