Apple MacBook Pro 14"
The M5 Pro 15-core chip and 16-core GPU drive a 24-hour battery life, handling intensive AI tasks like LLM prompt processing without plugging in. The 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display runs at 120Hz with 1000 nits peak brightness, while up to 2x faster SSD speeds accelerate RAW image imports and video exports. It’s best for software developers training on-device transformer models and video editors working with 4K exports.
About This Laptop
Now with the powerful M5 Pro chip, the Apple 14" MacBook Pro delivers advanced single- and multithreaded CPU performance and faster unified memory. Designed for scientists, engineers, software developers, and creative pros tackling intensive projects, the M5 Pro 15-Core chip features a next-generation 16-Core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, which helps speed up AI tasks like LLM prompt processing and on-device transformer model training. The M5 Pro chip also brings up to 2x faster SSD performance than the previous generation for tasks that include importing RAW image files or exporting videos. Additionally, it offers optimal battery life of up to 24 hours, so you can take your pro workflows anywhere.
- Apple M5 Pro 15-Core Chip
- 24GB Unified RAM | 1TB SSD
- 14" 3024 x 1964 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
- 16-Core GPU | Neural Accelerators
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14" | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" | 81.4 | 18.5 | 58.4 | 38.9 | 96.5 | 66.7 | 81.2 | 96 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.3 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.2 | 92.7 | 81.2 | 57.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 90 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 94.3 | 8.5 | 81.2 | 78.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.1 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 83.4 | 89.9 | 95.3 | 73.3 | 57.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.4 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 66.8 | 93.2 | 85 | 73.3 | 78.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.6 | 64.2 | 90.2 | 73 | 95.9 | 54.8 | 63.7 | 31.6 |
Usage Scores
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