Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" 14-inch M5 chip Space Black 2025
Apple
96 Overall Score
vs
HP Pavilion 15
HP
61 Overall Score
Choose Apple MacBook Pro if...
Buy the MacBook Pro if you're a creative pro, developer, or power user who needs blistering speed, a gorgeous display, and all-day battery life in a reliable, premium package.
Choose HP Pavilion 15 if...
Consider the HP Pavilion only if you're on a very tight budget for basic tasks and are willing to gamble on its spotty reliability and short battery life for the sake of more RAM.
Key Differences
- The M5 chip's performance is in another league, scoring 27,531 vs 13,089 in multi-core benchmarks and packing 10 cores against the Intel's 2.
- Real-world reliability is a huge gap: MacBook users rave about build quality and battery life, while HP owners frequently report premature motherboard or SSD failures.
- The MacBook's 3024px display is far sharper than the HP's 1920px panel, and it's also lighter at 1.55 kg versus 1.75 kg.
- Our scoring shows the MacBook dominates every use case, especially for creators (69 vs 33) and students (99 vs 63), backed by a stellar 4.9/5 user rating.
Scores
Student
Entertainment
Business
Compact
Developer
Creator
Gaming
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" 14-inch M5 chip | HP Pavilion 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M5 ★ | Intel Core i7 1255U |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10★ | 2 |
| Frequency | — | 1.7 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 12 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | M4 GPU | Intel Iris |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 32 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Unified | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | Not provid | DDR4★ |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14.2" | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 3024 px★ | 1920 px |
| Panel | Mini-LED★ | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Thunderbolt | 3 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | — |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E★ | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.55 kg★ | 1.75 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh★ | — |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" 14-inch M5 chip Space Black 2025
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong reliability (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong port (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average gpu (21th percentile)
HP Pavilion 15
- Strong social proof (91th percentile)91th %ile
- Strong gpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ram (77th percentile)
- Strong storage (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (23th percentile)
- Below average screen (27th percentile)
- Below average reliability (31th percentile)
Pricing
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" 14-inch M5 chip Space Black 20250.055score per dollar
vs
HP Pavilion 150.077score per dollar
HP Pavilion 15 offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" 14-inch M5 chip
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 7 usage categories and 10 of 25 specs.
