Apple MacBook Pro 14"
The M5 Pro 15-core chip and 16-core GPU drive a 24-hour battery life, handling intensive AI tasks like LLM prompt processing without plugging in. The 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display runs at 120Hz with 1000 nits peak brightness, while up to 2x faster SSD speeds accelerate RAW image imports and video exports. It’s best for software developers training on-device transformer models and video editors working with 4K exports.
About This Laptop
The M5 Pro 15-core chip and 16-core GPU drive a 24-hour battery life, handling intensive AI tasks like LLM prompt processing without plugging in. The 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display runs at 120Hz with 1000 nits peak brightness, while up to 2x faster SSD speeds accelerate RAW image imports and video exports. It’s best for software developers training on-device transformer models and video editors working with 4K exports.
- CPU Apple M5
- RAM 24 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 14.2" 3024x1964
- GPU Apple (16-Core)
- OS macOS
- Weight kg 1.6
- Battery wh 72
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14" | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.2 | 41.2 | 96.7 | 67.2 | 81.5 | 96.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 81.5 | 31.7 |
Usage Scores
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