Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Space Black 2025
The M5 chip’s 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators delivers 3.5x AI performance and up to 24-hour battery life, paired with a 14.2-inch 120Hz Mini-LED display peaking at 1000 nits. Its 24GB unified memory and 2TB SSD enable smooth on-device LLM processing, while the 1.5kg chassis includes Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, and an SDXC slot. This laptop is best for AI developers running local models and video editors working with 4K RAW footage on the go.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14.2" 3024x1964
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 72 Wh
85 Overall Score
Price $2,399
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
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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 | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | No |
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 Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | 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 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | 82 | 18.5 | 67.3 | 89 | 97.7 | 70.4 | 94.5 | 78 | 96.3 | 1.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 98.2 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.6 | 97.4 | 78 | 78.6 | 89.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 93.9 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 98.2 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
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Other Configurations20
MacBook Pro 14.2" M54.61 GHz16GB512GBSpace Black$1,769MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 24GB512GBSilver$1,799MacBook Pro 14.2" M5M532GB1000GBSpace Black$1,949MacBook Pro 14.2" M5M532GB1TBSilver$2,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 32GB1TBSilver$2,149MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$2,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 32GB2TBSilver$2,599MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB4TBSilver$2,799MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 24GB4TBSpace Black$2,999
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MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 chip16GB512GBSpace Black$1,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB512GBSilver$1,386MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB512GBSpace Black$1,400MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB512GBSpace Black$1,499MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 16GB1TBSilver$1,545MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 24GB1TBSpace Black$1,599MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 32GB512GBSpace Black$1,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M5M524GB1TBSilver$1,700MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 24GB1TBSilver$1,740MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 24GB1TBSpace Black$1,749MacBook Pro 14.2" M5Apple M5 32GB4TBSilver$3,099
