Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs Apple M6 (12-Core)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) (97/100)
Both devices are evenly matched with an overall score of 97/100.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 100.0 Excellent | — |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 4.38 GHz | — |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.61 GHz | — |
| E-Cores | 12 | 6 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | — |
| Multiplier | 46x | — |
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 18 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 100.3 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 262.5 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 2530 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 738.1 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 744.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 250.8 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 46.5 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 450.7 pages/sec | — |
General
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M5 | Apple M6 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | 170 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 16 | 8 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-10667 |
Package
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | — |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Transistors | 28 billions | — |
PassMark
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 697.9 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 40.8 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 33.3B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 486M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 186.8 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 132.7 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 5687 Frames/sec | — |
| Random string sorting | 85.6M Strings/sec | — |
iGPU
| Specification | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | Apple M6 (12-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 320 | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| ROPs | 80 | — |
| Shading Units | 2560 | — |
| TGP | 28 W | — |
| TMUs | 160 | — |
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