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).
| Series | Apple M5 | ||||||||||||||||
Series: M5
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| Clock Rate | 3048 - 4608 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 Cache | 2.112 KB | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 Cache | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 9 / 9 3 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 S-Core 6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 3 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| GPU | Apple M5 10-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 10/15/2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.apple.com | ||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks
- Average benchmark values* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
- $3,134.05Apple 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
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- $1,849.99Apple 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, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Silver
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- $3,719.07Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 Max chip with 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU: Built for AI, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 36GB Unified Memory, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7; Space Black
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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