Apple M5 Pro (15C16G) vs Apple M3 Pro (12C18G) Full Specs

Summary

15 Cores(5P+10M) 15 Threads(5P+10M) 4.61GHz	12 Cores(6P+6E) 12 Threads(6P+6E) 4.05GHz
TDP 60W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro	iGPU 18-Core M3 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 53.08 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.36 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

15 Cores 5P 10M -	12 Cores 6P - 6E
15 Threads 5P 10M -	12 Threads 6P - 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 192KB M -	L1i 192KB P - 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 128KB M -	L1d 128KB P - 64KB E
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -	L2 24MB P shared - 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 12MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 36GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 3
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 192-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 60W	TDP 60W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x8 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 16-Core M5 Pro	iGPU 18-Core M3 Pro
Shaders 2048	Shaders 2304
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.38GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 53.08 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.36 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model H15 Erebus
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-C M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -	Codename Lobos M3 ProVariant EverestP-Core - Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size -	Die Size 219mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 37 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 169 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M3 Pro, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M3 Pro, Late 2023)

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