{"data":{"slug":"apple-m5-10-core-cpu","type":"cpu","brand":"Apple","name":"M5 (10-core CPU)","aliases":["M5","Apple M5","Apple M5 10-core"],"release_date":"2025-10","url":"https://arkivo.dev/cpus/apple-m5-10-core-cpu","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":null,"gtins":null,"announce_date":"2025-10-15","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-unleashes-m5-the-next-big-leap-in-ai-performance-for-apple-silicon/","spec_sheet_url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125405","manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":null,"segment":"laptop","instruction_set":"arm64","cpu_codename":null,"process_node_name":"TSMC N3P","process_node_nm":3,"avx512_support":null,"cpu_clusters":[{"core_type":"super","count":4,"core_name":"Super","base_ghz":null,"max_ghz":4.61},{"core_type":"efficiency","count":6,"core_name":"Efficiency","base_ghz":null,"max_ghz":3.05}],"cpu_core_count":10,"cpu_performance_core_count":0,"cpu_efficiency_core_count":6,"cpu_thread_count":10,"max_boost_clock_ghz":4.61,"cpu_unlocked":null,"cpu_cache_l2_mb":22,"cpu_cache_l3_mb":null,"has_3d_vcache":null,"cpu_base_power_w":null,"max_turbo_power_w":null,"configurable_tdp_w":null,"tjmax_c":null,"memory_support":[{"ram_type":"lpddr5x","module_type":null,"config":null,"max_mts":9600}],"memory_speed_max_mts":9600,"memory_channels":2,"memory_bandwidth_gbs":153,"ram_max_gb":32,"ram_ecc":null,"cpu_socket":null,"compatible_chipsets":null,"cpu_pcie_lanes":null,"pcie_lane_count":null,"pcie_gen_max":null,"native_usb_ports":[{"standard":"thunderbolt_4","count":null}],"has_native_usb4":true,"has_integrated_gpu":true,"integrated_gpu":"Apple M5 GPU","igpu_core_count":null,"igpu_max_clock_mhz":null,"igpu_max_displays":null,"igpu_displayport_version":null,"igpu_hdmi_version":null,"igpu_video_encode":["h264","h265"],"igpu_video_decode":["h264","h265","av1"],"npu_tops":null,"platform_tops":null,"benchmark_cinebench_2024_single":null,"benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi":null,"benchmark_cinebench_2026_single":null,"benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi":null,"benchmark_geekbench_6_single":null,"benchmark_geekbench_6_multi":null,"game_fps_measured":null,"measured_cpu_sustained_power_w":null,"measured_cpu_gaming_power_w":null,"measured_cpu_idle_power_w":null,"measured_cpu_stress_temp_c":87,"measured_cpu_stress_clock_ghz":null,"cooler_included":null,"included_cooler_model":null},"variants":[{"igpu_core_count":8},{"igpu_core_count":10}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-unleashes-m5-the-next-big-leap-in-ai-performance-for-apple-silicon/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","manufacturer_url","process_node_nm","memory_bandwidth_gbs"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Apple press release dated 15 October 2025: Apple today announced M5. Apple has no chip product page, so this release is the manufacturer link.","process_node_nm":"Apple says M5 is built using third-generation 3-nanometer technology and names no foundry.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Apple states unified memory bandwidth of 153GB/s, a nearly 30 percent increase over M4. The release also says M5 has up to a 10-core CPU made up of six efficiency cores and up to four performance cores, which Apple later renamed super cores."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125405","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["spec_sheet_url","status","segment","cpu_clusters","memory_bandwidth_gbs","ram_max_gb","has_integrated_gpu","integrated_gpu","igpu_video_encode","igpu_video_decode","native_usb_ports","variants"],"notes":{"status":"MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) tech specs are current on Apple Support. Apple also sells the M5 in the MacBook Air, iPad Pro and Apple Vision Pro.","segment":"Apple sells the M5 with a 10-core CPU in the MacBook Pro 14-inch and the MacBook Air. The iPad Pro uses a 9-core binned version, which is another product.","cpu_clusters":"Chip section: 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores. Apple publishes no clock speeds for the cores.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Chip section: 153GB/s memory bandwidth.","ram_max_gb":"Memory section: 16GB, 24GB, or 32GB unified memory for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with M5.","has_integrated_gpu":"The 10-core GPU is part of the M5 chip.","integrated_gpu":"Chip section lists a 10-core GPU for the MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air page lists 8-core GPU or 10-core GPU with the same 10-core CPU, so the core count is stored as two variant rows (8 and 10) and not as one base value.","igpu_video_encode":"Media Engine row: hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, with a video encode engine and a ProRes encode and decode engine.","igpu_video_decode":"The Media Engine row lists a video decode engine, H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, plus AV1 decode. Apple does not list VP9 decode.","native_usb_ports":"Thunderbolt / USB 4 Ports row: three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4, both up to 40Gb/s. The MacBook Air page below lists two Thunderbolt 4 ports. Apple states no port count for the chip, so the row has no count.","variants":"Chip section: 10-core GPU in the MacBook Pro 14-inch with M5. The MacBook Air also offers an 8-core GPU, so the GPU core count is stored per variant."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126320","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["integrated_gpu","native_usb_ports","variants"],"notes":{"integrated_gpu":"MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) tech specs, Chip section: 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, with an 8-core GPU or a 10-core GPU. Configurable to M5 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU. The core count is stored as two variant rows (8 and 10).","native_usb_ports":"Thunderbolt / USB 4 Ports row: two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4, both up to 40Gb/s. The MacBook Pro 14-inch lists three. Apple states no port count for the chip.","variants":"Chip section: 8-core GPU or 10-core GPU with the 10-core CPU. The GPU core count is stored per variant."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-unveils-new-14-inch-macbook-pro-powered-by-the-m5-chip/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Apple announced the M5 on 15 October 2025 and the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 began arriving to customers on Wednesday, 22 October 2025."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-debuts-m5-pro-and-m5-max-to-supercharge-the-most-demanding-pro-workflows/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Apple, 3 March 2026: the super core was first introduced as performance cores in M5, which also adopts the super core name for all M5-based products. The four fastest M5 cores are stored with core type super."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apple-unveils-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-company-says-3nm-chip-offers-4x-peak-gpu-performance-over-m4-for-ai-45-percent-graphics-uplift","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["process_node_name"],"notes":{"process_node_name":"Tom's Hardware, 15 October 2025: the M5 uses TSMC 3nm technology, with the N3P process node on the M5 against N3E on the M4. Apple itself names only third-generation 3-nanometer technology."}},{"url":"https://wccftech.com/apple-renames-m5-performance-cores-to-super-cores/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["max_boost_clock_ghz","cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"max_boost_clock_ghz":"Wccftech, 3 March 2026: a Geekbench 6 comparison shows the M5 super cores running at 4.61GHz. Apple publishes no clock speeds. Tom's Hardware's MacBook Pro review reads 4.6 GHz single-core from Cinebench 2024.","cpu_clusters":"Super core max_ghz 4.61 from the same article. The article lists the efficiency cores at 3.00GHz, but Ars Technica and Eclectic Light read 3,048 MHz from the system, which is 3.05 GHz and is stored for the efficiency cores."}},{"url":"https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/apple-intelligence/articles/virtualized-windows-11-test-shows-090000669.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cpu_thread_count","instruction_set"],"notes":{"cpu_thread_count":"Tom's Hardware article syndicated on Yahoo Tech: the M5 has 10 cores without simultaneous multi-threading, so a benchmark runs 10 threads on it.","instruction_set":"The article runs the arm64 build of CPU-Z on the M5, version 1.04.arm64. Apple silicon is an Arm chip."}},{"url":"https://www.dday.it/redazione/56657/recensione-macbook-pro-m5-max-il-primo-passo-verso-un-nuovo-modo-di-lavorare","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["memory_support"],"notes":{"memory_support":"DDay.it, MacBook Pro M5 Max review: the whole M5 family uses LPDDR5X memory at 9,600 MT/s, and the M4 used 7,500 MT/s on a 128-bit bus. The base M5 bandwidth of 153 GB/s matches a 128-bit bus at 9,600 MT/s. Apple does not state the memory type or speed. Apple states only unified memory, so module type and configuration are left out."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/ultrabooks-ultraportables/apple-macbook-pro-14-inch-m5-late-2025-review","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_cpu_stress_temp_c"],"notes":{"measured_cpu_stress_temp_c":"Tom's Hardware review of the 14-inch MacBook Pro (M5, late 2025). During a 10-run Cinebench 2024 stress test, measured with the TG Pro app, the M5 itself registered 87 C. The fans spun up at the start. The laptop's power mode and the room temperature are not stated. The same test settled at 1,100 to 1,128 points, so no single Cinebench result is stored."}},{"url":"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/testing-apples-2026-16-inch-macbook-pro-m5-max-and-its-new-performance-cores/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_cache_l2_mb","cpu_clusters","max_boost_clock_ghz"],"notes":{"cpu_cache_l2_mb":"Ars Technica, 9 March 2026, read with sysctl on macOS 26.3.1: the M5 super cores have 16 MB of L2 per cluster and the M5 efficiency cores have 6 MB per cluster. The M5 has one super cluster and one efficiency cluster, so total L2 is 16 + 6 = 22 MB. Apple publishes no cache sizes.","cpu_clusters":"Same table: maximum clock 4,608 MHz for the super cores and 3,048 MHz for the efficiency cores, from powermetrics and sysctl. This gives 4.61 and 3.05 GHz.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Super core maximum clock 4,608 MHz in the same table. Agrees with 4.61 GHz."}},{"url":"https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/13/cpu-core-frequencies-updated-for-all-current-apple-silicon-macs/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_clusters","max_boost_clock_ghz"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Eclectic Light reads the maximum core frequencies from powermetrics for the M5: 4608 MHz for the super cores and 3048 MHz for the efficiency cores. This agrees with Ars Technica.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"powermetrics maximum for the super cores: 4608 MHz. Agrees with 4.61 GHz."}},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["memory_channels"],"notes":{"memory_channels":"M-series table, M5 row: 128-bit memory bus, listed as 8 channels of 16 bits. The field counts 64-bit channels, so 128 bits is 2. Apple states no bus width. A 128-bit bus at 9,600 MT/s is 153.6 GB/s, which matches the 153GB/s that Apple states. Wikipedia lists the same 16 MB and 6 MB L2 split as Ars Technica."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/apple-macbook-air-13-inch-m5-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"Tom's Hardware, MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) review: the reviewed unit had the 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, and the $1,099 base 13-inch Air has the 8-core GPU. This agrees with Apple's 8 or 10 GPU cores for the 10-core CPU."}}],"fields_filled":27,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}