Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Apple M5 (10C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A18 Pro (Neo)3,409

x1

M5 (10C10G-FL)4,175

x1.22

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P 4E	10 Cores 4P 6E
6 Threads 2P 4E	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Peak Power 12W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 640	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family A Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 110mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 18.4 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Neo(Early 2026)	Laptops MacBook Air 13(M5, Early 2026)MacBook Air 15(M5, Early 2026)
Tablets -	Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

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