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The new M5 MacBook Pro offers a serious performance boost at no extra cost

The new MacBook Pro offers up to 20% faster CPU, 1.6 times faster GPU, and 24-hour battery life at the same $1,599 starting price, serving diverse professional users.

  • Apple announced the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip, starting at $1,599, with pre-orders open and devices arriving October 22, 2025.
  • Apple cites chip upgrades with a 10-core CPU delivering up to 20% faster multithreaded performance versus M4 and up to 2 times faster CPU performance compared to M1.
  • Internally the machine keeps familiar display and I/O specs such as the 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR ProMotion display , three Thunderbolt 4 ports, six-speaker audio, while battery life reaches up to 24 hours and SSD offers up to 4TB with twice the read/write speed.
  • For students, creators and businesses, the M5 brings faster transcription, AI storyboarding, video export, 3D rendering, and improved performance in Draw Things and LM Studio.
  • While Apple readies higher-tier M5 Pro and M5 Max variants later next year, the new MacBook Pro keeps the Space Black and Silver finishes and existing wireless standards.
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