14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip (16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD)

Key Features

• • Processor: Apple M5 chip featuring a 10-core CPU (4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores) and a 10-core GPU.
• • Neural Engine: 16-core Neural Engine equipped with dedicated Neural Accelerators built into each core to double on-device AI performance compared to earlier iterations.
• • Memory & Bandwidth: 16GB of unified memory operating at a high 153GB/s memory bandwidth.
• • Storage: 512GB ultra-fast SSD utilizing upgraded internal controllers that yield up to twice the read/write speeds of older base models.
• • Display:
• 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (3024 x 1964 resolution) with 120Hz ProMotion adaptive refresh, 1,000 nits sustained XDR brightness, and 1,600 nits peak brightness.
• • I/O
• Ports: Unlike previous entry-level MacBook Pros that restricted port layouts, the base M5 includes three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a MagSafe 3 charging port.
• • Camera & Audio: Upgraded 12MP Center Stage camera supporting Desk View, paired with a studio-quality six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.
• • Battery Life: Rated for up to 24 hours of video streaming or 26 hours of continuous video playback, optimized heavily by active cooling that prevents performance throttling under load.