Apple M1 (8C7G) vs Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 10W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 7-Core M1	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 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

M1 (8C7G)2,380

x1

M5 (9C10G-FL)4,133

x1.74

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	9 Cores 3P 6E
8 Threads 4P 4E	9 Threads 3P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	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 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 10W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 7-Core M1	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 896	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets -	Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones -

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