Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 2025
The M5 chip’s 10-core GPU with per-core Neural Accelerators boosts AI tasks 3.5x, driving a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Mini-LED display at 1600 nits and 120Hz. Nano-texture glass and a 1.5kg aluminum body improve outdoor usability, while the up to 24-hour battery life sustains long editing sessions. It’s best for AI engineers running large language models on device and video editors working with 4K footage who need 4TB of fast NVMe storage.
About This Laptop
The M5 chip’s 10-core GPU with per-core Neural Accelerators boosts AI tasks 3.5x, driving a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Mini-LED display at 1600 nits and 120Hz. Nano-texture glass and a 1.5kg aluminum body improve outdoor usability, while the up to 24-hour battery life sustains long editing sessions. It’s best for AI engineers running large language models on device and video editors working with 4K footage who need 4TB of fast NVMe storage.
- CPU Apple M5
- RAM 24 GB
- Storage 4096 GB
- Screen 14.2" 3024x1964
- GPU Apple (10-Core)
- OS macOS
- Weight kg 1.5
- Battery wh 72
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | 70 | 99 | 15 | - | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 67.2 | 80.8 | 99 | 69.9 | 98.7 | 96.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.5 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.3 | 68.1 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.9 | 78.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 95.4 | 73.9 | 58.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.5 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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