Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Space Black 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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
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 | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | 82 | 18.5 | 78.4 | 79.6 | 99 | 70.4 | 98.7 | 96.3 | 90.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Usage Scores
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