Apple M5 (10C10G) vs Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.61GHz	8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz
TDP 30W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 10-Core M5	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 8.29 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 (10C10G)4,263

x1.15

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x1

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Core Config

10 Cores 4P 6E	8 Cores 3P 5E
10 Threads 4P 6E	8 Threads 3P 5E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 4.1GHz
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 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 30W	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 10-Core M5	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Shaders 1280	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 8.29 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Oct 15, 2025	Release Date Mar 2, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size -	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5, Late 2025)	Laptops -
Tablets -	Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)

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