MacBook Pro M5 Review: Silence is Power
Apple's M5 chip transforms the MacBook Pro into the fastest, most efficient laptop ever tested.
The MacBook Pro with M5 doesn't just iterate — it leaps. Apple's latest silicon delivers performance that makes desktop workstations nervous.
The M5 Chip: A New Architecture
Apple rebuilt the M5 from the ground up on their 2nm process. 12 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores, and a 20-core GPU deliver 40% more performance than M4 while using less power.
Benchmark Performance
Geekbench 6 multi-core: over 22,000. Cinebench R24 rendering is 45% faster than M4 Pro. Final Cut Pro exports that took 8 minutes now complete in under 5.
Display: Mini-LED Gets Better
The Liquid Retina XDR display peaks at 2,000 nits in HDR — up from 1,600 nits. Working outdoors is now genuinely comfortable.
Battery Life: All-Day and Then Some
18-20 hours of real-world mixed usage. This is the first laptop where we genuinely stopped thinking about the charger.
Verdict
The MacBook Pro M5 is the fastest laptop we've ever tested, and it's not even close. Creative professionals and developers have no better option.